Posted on April 19, 2019 On Wednesday morning, I received an unexpected call from Alex Dunn, Assistant Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, notifying me that EPA would be promulgating its significant new use rule (SNUR) for asbestos in an hour. While I appreciate that Ms. Dunn recognized [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2019 PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO EPA’S INADEQUATE NEW ASBESTOS RULE Weak Regulation Puts Corporate Profits Ahead of Public Health Washington, DC––Linda Reinstein, president of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the largest asbestos-victim advocacy organization, released the following statement today in response to the EPA’s publication of a [...]
Posted on April 17, 2019 TEN WAYS EPA’S SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE FOR ASBESTOS FAILS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM ASBESTOS On April 17, 2019, the EPA issued a significant new use rule (SNUR) for asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This rule is not a ban. In fact, it falls woefully short [...]
Press Release: Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race to Benefit Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Posted on April 16, 2019 Registration opens on Monday, July 8, 2019. Get ready to mark those calendars for the 2019 Miles for Meso fundraiser, taking place in Alton, IL on Saturday, September 28th. This is the 11th year that ADAO [...]
Posted on April 15, 2019 On the record and circling the globe. During the recent hearing held by the U.S. Energy and Commerce House Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) asked the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a clear-cut question: “Will you commit to banning ongoing uses of asbestos [...]