Posted on May 14, 2026 A newly published 2026 study in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas provides new evidence that asbestos exposure continues to cause preventable cancers and occupational disease across the Americas, while highlighting growing health disparities linked to ongoing asbestos use and weak protections. Using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data, [...]
Posted on May 13, 2026 Why Nearly 150,000 Petition Supporters Still Demand: “Ban Asbestos in the U.S. Now — Without Loopholes or Exemptions” When we launched the "Ban Asbestos in the U.S. Now — Without Loopholes or Exemptions" petition on Change.org, I wrote from a place that every ADAO supporter understands. The night my husband [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2026 OLIN CORPORATION WITHDRAWS FROM INDUSTRY LEGAL CHALLENGE TO OVERTURN EPA’S CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS RULE Olin Decision to Exit Industry Case Demonstrates Leadership and Commitment to Public Health OLIN’S STIPULATION OF WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure and [...]
May 20th --- MAJOR INDUSTRY PETITIONERS WITHDRAW KEY SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGE IN ASBESTOS LITIGATION May 6th -- OLIN CORPORATION WITHDRAWS FROM INDUSTRY LEGAL CHALLENGE TO OVERTURN EPA’S CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS RULE Follow ADAO to Court: The Fifth Circuit Takes Up the 2024 Chrysotile Asbestos Rule on June 1 Posted on April 30, 2026 On June 1, 2026, [...]
Posted on April 28, 2026 On April 28, 2026, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) stands in solidarity with workers, trade unions, and organizations around the globe to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). This solemn day honors the countless individuals who have been injured, suffered illnesses, or killed due to unsafe working conditions. It [...]