Press Release Archives - ADAO - Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

ADAO Statement: AS CORPORATIONS LIKE JOHNSON & JOHNSON FAIL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM ASBESTOS, CONGRESS MUST DEMAND MORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 AS CORPORATIONS LIKE JOHNSON & JOHNSON FAIL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM ASBESTOS, CONGRESS MUST DEMAND MORE Asbestos Advocacy Organization Urges Congress to Pass Legislation in the Face of Corporate Failure and Agency Inaction Washington, DC––Linda Reinstein, president of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the largest asbestos-victim advocacy organization, released [...]

admin2019-12-15T13:31:42-08:00December 10th, 2019|

ALAN REINSTEIN BAN ASBESTOS NOW ACT OF 2019 (ARBAN) WINS BIPARTISAN APPROVAL IN ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE

H.R. 1603 Manager's Amendment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 19, 2019 ASBESTOS BILL WINS BIPARTISAN APPROVAL IN HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Bicameral Bill to Ban Asbestos Importation and Use Within One Year of EnactmentAdvances to House Floor WASHINGTON, DC - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds the Committee on Energy and Commerce of [...]

admin2019-12-03T15:39:49-08:00November 19th, 2019|

Statement From the President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization on the Court’s Denial of EPA’s Motion to Dismiss

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2019 STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION ON THE COURT’S DENIAL OF EPA’S MOTION TO DISMISS ADAO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CHALLENGE OF EPA’S REFUSAL TO REQUIRE ASBESTOS REPORTING San Francisco, CA–– Linda Reinstein, president of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest asbestos-victim advocacy organization, [...]

admin2019-11-15T13:54:32-08:00November 15th, 2019|

ADAO Statement Re: Asbestos Court Decision Affirms Need For Comprehensive EPA Risk Assessment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2019 ASBESTOS COURT DECISION AFFIRMS NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE EPA RISK ASSESSMENT San Francisco, CA–– The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest asbestos-victim advocacy organization, released the following statement today after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wrongly excluded legacy uses and disposal [...]

admin2019-11-14T12:37:59-08:00November 14th, 2019|

Press Release: Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Applauds American Public Health Association’s Asbestos Elimination Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Applauds American Public Health Association's Asbestos Elimination Policy APHA Urges Congress to Ban Asbestos, Investigate Asbestos on Buildings, and Strengthen the Enforcement of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act Philadelphia, PA — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds and thanks the American Public [...]

admin2019-11-08T11:03:29-08:00November 7th, 2019|

PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON RECALL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2019 PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON RECALL Calls on Congress to Pass the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (S. 717) (H.R. 1603) Photo Credit: Mike Segar/Reuters Washington, DC––Linda Reinstein, president of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the largest asbestos-victim advocacy organization, [...]

admin2019-11-25T15:55:31-08:00October 18th, 2019|

ADAO Press Release: DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2019 DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION William Reilly and Gina McCarthy come together to support the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrators Gina McCarthy and William K. Reilly wrote an [...]

admin2019-11-08T11:08:49-08:00October 15th, 2019|

Press Release: Bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) Moves Forward in the House of Representatives

H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 26. 2019 Bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) Moves Forward in the House of Representatives Bill Would Ban Asbestos Importation and Use Within One Year of Enactment WASHINGTON, DC - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing [...]

admin2019-12-04T12:23:41-08:00September 26th, 2019|

EWG Press Release: White House Aides Evacuate Over Asbestos Risks as Administration Moves To Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal

Posted on August 22, 2019 White House Aides Evacuate Over Asbestos Risks as Administration Moves To Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal WASHINGTON=Ivanka Trump, Kellyanne Conway and other senior White House aides have vacated their West Wing offices while asbestos is removed – even as the Trump administration is manipulating a federal chemical safety law to keep [...]

admin2019-08-22T11:36:21-08:00August 22nd, 2019|

La Casa Blanca de Trump se Moviliza Para Protegerse de los Asbestos / Amiantos Heredados Mientras la Agencia EPA de Trump Evita Proteger a Los Ciudadanos Estadounidenses

PARA PUBLICACION INMEDIATA 21 de agusto de 2019 La Casa Blanca de Trump se Moviliza Para Protegerse de los Asbestos / Amiantos Heredados Mientras la Agencia EPA de Trump Evita Proteger a Los Ciudadanos Estadounidenses La Casa Blanca gastará 250.000 dólares para retirar los asbestos / amiantos heredados mientras la Agencia EPA bajo el actual [...]

admin2019-12-16T13:22:03-08:00August 21st, 2019|