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ADAO Wraps Up One of the Most Successful Congressional Staff Briefings to Date!
September 2016 Staff Briefing Resource Page Press Release: Scientific Experts and Industry Leaders Spoke at ADAO’s 10th Congressional Staff Briefing Urging the EPA to Name Asbestos as a Top Ten Toxin for Priority Review Posted [...]
Press Release: Scientific Experts and Industry Leaders Spoke at ADAO’s 10th Congressional Staff Briefing Urging the EPA to Name Asbestos as a Top Ten Toxin for Priority Review
Experts from NRDC, APHA and Other Leading Health and Safety Organizations Detailed the Current Threat Asbestos Poses to Americans while the Chlor-Alkali Industry Denies its Continued Danger Washington, DC — September 13, 2016 — The Asbestos Disease [...]
2016 ADAO Senate Staff Briefing Resources (September)
10th ADAO Senate Staff Briefing Resources September 13, 2016 Washington, D.C. *This briefing was dedicated to the Brazilian miners and asbestos victims who mine this toxic chemical for the United States. ADAO Position Statement and Summary of Organizations Urging [...]
“Our Family and Community is Devastated” – Robert’s Story
Posted on September 9, 2016 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the [...]
Get Ready for Asbestos Disease Awareness Org’s First #ENDMeso Twitter Chat on September 12 at 12 pm ET
Posted September 6, 2016 Warm up those typing fingers and get ready to start chatting! This September, in preparation for Mesothelioma Awareness Day on September 26, 2016, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is putting our social media [...]
Labor Day: Asbestos Remains a Leading Workplace Killer
Posted on September 5, 2016 Before you light your Labor Day BBQ and enjoy a day of rest, I encourage you to take a minute to reflect on workers' sacrifices and achievements. Tragically, asbestos-caused diseases [...]
2016 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization by the Numbers Illustrates the Power of Collective Activism
Posted on September 1, 2016 There's only one way I can appropriately begin this blog: Thank you!!! As I look over this graphic that illustrates our accomplishments over the past 12 years, what I'm most proud [...]
ADAO Gets Congressional Support In Fight Against Asbestos, Bolstering the Overwhelming Consensus
August 11, 2016: ADAO letter to EPA Administrator McCarthy Press Release: Senator Barbara Boxer Calls on EPA to Act Now on Dangerous Asbestos Under the New TSCA Law Press Release: Tester Calls on EPA to [...]
ADAO Looks Forward to Strengthening Global Partnerships at Brazil’s International Gathering of Asbestos Victims
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is Honored to Present at Brazil's International Asbestos Seminar Posted on August 30, 2016. As you may have seen in an earlier blog, I will be traveling to Brazil in October [...]
ADAO is Honored to Present at Brazil’s International Asbestos Seminar
ADAO Looks Forward to Strengthening Global Partnerships at Brazil's International Gathering of Asbestos Victims and Activists Posted on August 28, 2016 I was honored to accept an invitation on behalf of ADAO to present at Brazil's International Seminar [...]