Solidarity: #2026GAAW Successes in Advancing Asbestos Prevention, Policy, and Action Continue Throughout April Posted on April 7, 2026 In response to strong global engagement and your support, ADAO is extending Global Asbestos Awareness Week efforts throughout April. This progress was reinforced by a significant milestone: the week began with the unanimous passage of the U.S. [...]
Posted on April 3, 2026 While we await the Surgeon General’s warning, we also highlight the message from Prof. Seong-Kyu Kang, President, International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) quote, “Cancers caused by asbestos exposure can develop years after exposure, even if you don’t recall it happening. We must ban asbestos now to protect against this [...]
Posted on March 31, 2026 Today, Judge Richard J. Leon granted the National Trust for Historic Preservation's motion for a preliminary injunction, ordering construction of the White House ballroom to stop. His reasoning was clear: no existing statute gives the President authority to demolish the East Wing and build a 90,000-square-foot, $400 million ballroom in [...]
ADAO Letter to CPSC and EPA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2026 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES URGE U.S. REGULATORS TO TEST CHILDREN’S TOYS AFTER ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION CAUSES WIDESPREAD RECALLS IN THE U.K. AND AUSTRALIA Sand-Filled Toys and Crafting Materials Found To Be Contaminated With Deadly Asbestos Washington, D.C. — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the [...]
Hot Off the Press: ADAO April Newsletter: U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes 21st Asbestos Awareness Week Resolution (April 1–7), Launching Global Asbestos Awareness Week, ADAO’s Conference Returns to DC, and More Posted on March 31, 2026 Read the latest eNewsletter online. ADAO is pleased to share our April eNewsletter, designed to make it easy for you [...]
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