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Bloomberg BNA: “A Trilogy of TSCA Reform: These Viewpoints Urge Passage, Green Chemistry, Asbestos Provisions”
Posted on April 30, 2016 On April 29, 2016 The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) published "A Trilogy of TSCA Reform" with three distinct viewpoints. ADAO was honored to have been asked to submit an Op-Ed for [...]
Asbestos Victims’ Rights Continue to Erode at the Hands of Industry
Posted April 28, 2016 A relatively quiet, orchestrated effort by big asbestos corporations and insurance companies to roll back the ability of those sickened from asbestos to seek compensation in court is popping up in [...]
ADAO Issues Statement for International Workers’ Memorial Day, Mourning Millions of Workers and Their Families Killed by Asbestos
For Immediate Release: April 27, 2016 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Issues Statement for International Workers’ Memorial Day Mourning Millions of Workers and Their Families Killed by Asbestos Washington DC – April 27, 2016 - The Asbestos Disease [...]
International Workers’ Memorial Day, Asbestos Remains a Workplace Killer
Posted on April 27, 2016 On April 28th, International Workers’ Memorial Day, we will somberly remember the millions of workers who have been injured or killed at work. Asbestos, a human carcinogen, remains the greatest single cause [...]
ADAO Interview: Meet Earl Dotter, Inspirational Award-Winning Workplace Photographer
Posted on April 26, 2016 Earl Dotter with his BADGES Exhibit at the ADAO’s 2016 Conference Photo: Tony Rich This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Earl Dotter, who for nearly fifty years [...]
ADAO Hosts Exhibit at the 13th International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) Conference
Posted on April 26, 2016 The 13th International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) Conference will be held May 1–4, 2016 at the International Conference Centre in Birmingham, UK. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is delighted to join [...]
Exclusive Interview with Pulitzer Prize Journalist, Andrew Schneider, about the New Book, An Air That Still Kills
Posted on April 24, 2016 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is pleased to share that Andrew Schneider and David McCumber have published an updated book, An Air That Still Kills, which includes sobering new disclosures about the growing [...]
“Rockin for Meso!” Celebration for Mesothelioma Warrior, Annamarie
Posted on April 13, 2016 ADAO Utah State Representative Annamarie Kearns, will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of her Pleurectomy Decortication (PD) surgery with her family hosting a party for her on Saturday May 14, [...]
Global Conversations and Collaboration: The Success of 2016 Global Asbestos Awareness Week
Posted on April 14, 2016 Deaths from the results of inhaling asbestos are still rising. This year’s Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) marked 12 years of efforts from all at the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) [...]
ADAO Interview with Sandra Neuenschwander: Ban Asbestos Activist Fights in Honor of Her Son, Michael
ADAO is Proud to Support the 3rd Michael’s Mission to Strike Out Mesothelioma Posted on April 13, 2016 Sandra Neuenschwander This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Sandra Neuenschwander, who for the past [...]