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ZOOM EVENT: ADAO Conversation with ADAO Spokesperson and Musician Jordan Zevon About His Work, His Father’s Legacy, Record Store Day, and More on August 18

Posted on July 30, 2020 Register Here! Registration is Mandatory ADAO would like to invite you to join our sixth virtual conversation on Tuesday, August 18 at 2:00 pm ET, this time with musician and ADAO spokesperson Jordan Zevon. Jordan has been ADAO’s national spokesperson for over 15 years, following the death of his father, [...]

2020-07-30T15:23:59-07:00July 30th, 2020|

Press Release: ADAO Calls for U.S. House of Representatives to Pass ARBAN Bill Before August Recess || New Study Reveals Black Mesothelioma Patients Endure Racial Disparities In Treatment Patterns And Survival

July 24, 2020 -- Inside EPA: Activists call for House passage of asbestos ban, claiming Senate momentum by Diana DiGangi For Immediate Release: July 23, 2020 ADAO Calls for U.S. House of Representatives to Pass ARBAN Bill Before August Recess New Study Reveals Black Mesothelioma Patients Endure Racial Disparities In Treatment Patterns And Survival Washington, [...]

2020-07-24T09:45:53-07:00July 23rd, 2020|

ADAO Hosts 5th Virtual Event: Conversation with Award-Winning Photojournalist, Earl Dotter, Creator of “BADGES: A Memorial Tribute to Asbestos Workers” Posters and Exhibits

Posted on July 21, 2020 On Monday, July 20th, ADAO hosted our fifth successful online conversation, this time with award-winning photojournalist Earl Dotter. We were delighted to have nearly 100 registrants for this global conversation. During the Zoom call, we discussed Earl’s life as a photographer, the dangers of asbestos exposure to workers, what the [...]

2020-07-24T12:25:22-07:00July 21st, 2020|

Press Release: EPA Violated TSCA by Refusing to Require Industry to Report on Importation and Use of Asbestos ||  ADAO and Five Leading Organizations Take Strong Position in Federal Court

Posted on July 14, 2020 EPA Violated TSCA by Refusing to Require Industry to Report on Importation and Use of Asbestos  ADAO and Five Leading Organizations Take Strong Position in Federal Court Washington, D.C. - The Asbestos Disease Awareness organization (ADAO), the American Public Health Association, Center for Environmental Health, Environmental Working Group, Environmental Health [...]

2020-07-16T10:15:48-07:00July 14th, 2020|

ADAO Joins the Black Women for Wellness and Nearly 200 Organizations to Demand Johnson & Johnson Halt Global Sales of Popular Baby Powder Product

Black Women for Wellness PRESS RELEASE  Black Women for Wellness LETTER Posted on July 9, 2020 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), alongside nearly 200 organizations from 51 different countries, signed onto the letter to Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky urging the company to stop all sales of their asbestos-contaminated talc based baby powder.  [...]

2022-03-29T11:50:53-07:00July 9th, 2020|
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