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Illuminating Resilience: Honoring Mesothelioma Warriors with a Candle Lighting Tradition on April 7 and September 26

Submit a Mesothelioma Warriors’ Name for the 2025 Candle Lighting List 2023 – 2024 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting List Updated on February 20, 2025 For more than a decade we have honored Mesothelioma Warriors with our Candle Lighting Tradition.  In 2025 we will host two ceremonies — one April 7th on the final day of [...]

2025-03-01T11:41:38-08:00November 4th, 2024|

20th Anniversary November Spotlight: Lung Cancer Awareness Month

ADAO 20th Anniversary — Join Us in Our Year-Round Monthly Journeys of Asbestos Awareness, Advocacy, and Action Posted on November 4, 2024 This November, as we recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we also mark a significant milestone: 20 years of dedication to raising awareness and advocating for prevention around asbestos exposure.  Asbestos exposure continues to [...]

2024-11-04T20:38:32-08:00November 4th, 2024|

Remembering Matt Peacock: A Fearless Journalist and Cherished Ally in the Fight Against Asbestos and for Justice 

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). [...]

2024-11-04T19:32:49-08:00November 4th, 2024|

Giving Tuesday December 3rd: Eight Ways Your Donations to ADAO Help Fight Asbestos in America

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: [...]

2024-11-06T11:27:56-08:00November 4th, 2024|

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) v. EPA Update: Defending Science in the Face of Industry Opposition

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 [...]

2024-12-18T16:26:02-08:00November 4th, 2024|
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