Posted on June 22, 2020 From success to failure. On June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“LCSA”) into action. This was a huge step forward after many years of attempts to strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and it established a [...]
NY Times: Eula Bingham, Champion of Worker Safety, Dies at 90 Posted on June 15, 2020 It is with great sadness in our hearts that the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announces the passing of our dear friend and advocate, Eula Bingham. Eula was recognized world-wide as a fighter for the health and safety of [...]
Coalition letter opposing Nancy Beck Posted on Monday, June 15, 2020 On June 16, 2020 the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a nomination hearing to consider five presidential nominations for federal agencies. Nancy Beck, the Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2020 CONTACT: courtney@upshiftstrategies.com Washington, D.C. —“The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) for its rigorous review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos,” said Linda Reinstein, ADAO Cofounder. According to Reinstein, “Throughout four days of intense discussion and [...]
Posted on June 10, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Linda Reinstein, president and co-founder of The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), issued the following statement in response to EPA’s Dangerously Narrow Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos. “Today the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) begins their 3rd day of the public meeting [...]