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Press Release: PRESIDENT OF ADAO TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF ALAN REINSTEIN BAN ASBESTOS NOW ACT. New Data Shows 1 Million Americans Have Died from Asbestos-Related Diseases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2019 PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF ALAN REINSTEIN BAN ASBESTOS NOW ACT New Data Shows 1 Million Americans Have Died from Asbestos-Related Diseases Washington, DC––Linda [...]
ADAO Set to Testify at U.S House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee “Ban Asbestos Now: Taking Action to Save Lives and Livelihood” Legislative Hearing on May 8
Posted on May 1, 2019 The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change will hold the “Ban Asbestos Now: Taking Action to Save Lives and Livelihood” legislative hearing on Wednesday, May 8, [...]
Environmental Protection Agency Has Once Again Dismissed Calls for Asbestos Transparency — Denies 15 Attorneys General Petition
Posted on May 1, 2019 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again dismissed calls for transparency in favor of helping corporate polluters. Yesterday, the agency denied a petition from 15 Attorneys General (AG), that [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Proudly Releases Our 15th Anniversary Report and an Accomplishment Highlight Video
Posted on May 1, 2019 ADAO 15th Anniversary Report (PRINT) ADAO 15th Anniversary Video For fifteen years the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has had two concurrent goals: to increase awareness of asbestos and its [...]
Desperate Russian and Kazakhstani Asbestos Producers Stage Another “Chrysotile Protection Day”
Posted on April 30, 2019 Only a week after the ADAO community gathered in Washington, D.C to protect victims and stand up for asbestos safety, chemical industry executives in Russia and Kazakhstan were holding a [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Releases 2019 Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference 154 Page Program
Posted on April 30, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is proud to present our 15th Annual Asbestos and Prevention Conference Program! The beautiful 154 page program features important conference information as well as [...]
Leading Russian and Kazakhstani Asbestos Producers Use the “Anything But Chrysotile” Defense in Advance of the Rotterdam Convention
Post on April 26, 2019 From April 29 to May 10, representatives of countries from around the world will meet for the ninth Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (COP9). The gathering, to [...]
Asbestos Victims, Physicians, and Scientists Unite for ADAO’s First March for Justice and Remembrance in Washington, DC
Posted on April 26, 2019 Through the streaming rain and a cold Washington D.C. morning, asbestos victims, physicians, and scientists took to the streets on March 5 for the first-ever March for Justice and Remembrance. [...]
Meet U.S. House of Representatives Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., Steadfast Champion and Original Sponsor of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act
Posted on April 26, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is proud to recognize Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., with the 2019 Tribute of Hope Award for his steadfast commitment to awareness, prevention, and policy to [...]
ADAO Interview with Julia Forgie, Founder of Mother’s Day Meso Run in Los Angeles
Mother’s Day Weekend Meso Run Posted on April 26, 2019 This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Julia Forgie, founder of the Mother's Day Meso Run. In this interview, Julia shared her experience about [...]