Posted on November 4, 2024 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) mourns the passing of Matt Peacock, an extraordinary journalist, advocate, and dear friend, who left us on October 30, 2024, at the age of 72. For over 40 years, Matt dedicated his career to fearless investigative journalism, primarily with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). [...]
Donate Today Posted on November 4, 2024 We hope you will join us in the fight against asbestos-caused illnesses with a donation to support the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) this giving season. ADAO is the only non-profit organization solely dedicated to ending the scourge of asbestos in the United States. Our goal is simple: [...]
Posted on November 4, 2024 As a leader in prevention and policy, ADAO is fighting to hold the line, defend the science, and improve EPA’s Part 1 Chrysotile Asbestos Final Rule. Representing a coalition of 17 health-focused organizations and individuals, ADAO stands resolutely in support of science-based regulations that reduce and eliminate asbestos exposure. Unlike [...]
Updated on March 27, 2025 Posted on October 23, 2024 Comprehensive History of U.S. Senate Resolutions and Surgeon General Warnings for National Asbestos Awareness Week (2005–2025) Since 2005, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has worked with the U.S. Senate to unanimously pass 20 Asbestos Awareness Resolutions. In 2007, the resolution was expanded from designating [...]
Posted on October 23, 2024 “The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is disappointed that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will allow the Alliance for Automotive Innovation’s (AAI) amicus brief to be considered. As both ADAO and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized, the AAI brief introduces new arguments outside the scope of the case. [...]
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