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MEDIA ADVISORY: 15th Annual ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Features Prominent Experts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2019 15th Annual Asbestos Disease Awareness Conference Features Prominent Experts, Artists and Survivors Washington, DC – April 1, 2019 – The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure through education, advocacy, and community work; today announced the full speaker list for its 15th Annual [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:24:48-07:00April 1st, 2019|

Federal and California Legislators Introduce Bills to Protect Americans from Asbestos-Contaminated Cosmetics

Posted on March 29, 2019 It’s been a HUGE month for anti-asbestos legislation, both at the federal level and in California. A few weeks ago, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois introduced legislation that would require warning labels on cosmetics marketed to children that could contain asbestos. This comes on [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:24:48-07:00March 29th, 2019|

Justices Kavanaugh and Roberts Join their Liberal Supreme Court Colleagues to Rule in Favor of Asbestos Victims

Posted on March 29, 2019 In a huge win for the asbestos victim community, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this month that, under maritime law, manufacturers must warn about potential dangers of parts that contain asbestos, even if they were added on after the sale by third parties. Newly minted Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:24:48-07:00March 29th, 2019|

ADAO Introduces Earl Dotter’s 5th BADGES Poster: “Progress & Challenges from the Frontlines” at Our 15th Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference

Posted on March 28, 2019 One of ADAO’s principle goals is to increase public understanding of asbestos. Through our fifteen-year existence, we have had few allies in this effort as impactful, inspiring, and innovative as photographer Earl Dotter. Dotter’s ongoing project “Badges: A Memorial Tribute to Asbestos Workers” will receive its fifth release this year, [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:24:48-07:00March 28th, 2019|

ADAO to Present “Mitigating the Asbestos Disaster: Policy, Prevention, and Advocacy in the 21st Century,” at the Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale

March 27, 2019 I am delighted and honored to present for the fifth time at the Global Health & Innovation Conference (#GHIC) at Yale University. The Global Health & Innovation Conference annually convenes more than 2,200 participants from more than 50 countries to exchange ideas and best practices across disciplines improving public health and international [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:24:50-07:00March 27th, 2019|