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In Loving Memory: Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting on December 28, 2022
2022 – 2023 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting List Posted on December 28, 2022 Click here to view the 2021 – 2022 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting List -- will be published on Dec 28, 9:00 am [...]
Brazil’s New Asbestos Victims “Lung Tree Monument” Honors Lives Lost in Brazil and Around the World
Posted on December 14, 2022 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) would like to congratulate Brazil on both their recent asbestos ban, and the unveiling of the new Asbestos Victims Memorial- the Lung Tree Monument. [...]
Excellent Investigative Reporting From ProPublica and NPR Again Confirms What We Know- There Is No Safe Level of Asbestos Exposure or “Controlled Use”
Posted on December 14, 2022 ProPublica has now released several important pieces, including an in-depth investigation, that focused on the dangerous asbestos exposure from chlor-alkali plants using asbestos diaphragms. Their excellent investigations confirmed, once again, [...]
ADAO STATEMENT re: ProPublica’s Latest Investigative Reporting on Asbestos Exposure in Olin’s Alabama Chlor-Alkali Plant
Posted on December 7, 2022 The following statement is from Linda Reinstein, President and Co-Founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure through education, advocacy, and community [...]
Remembering Bracy Borel, Insulator Union Member, Leader in Asbestos Awareness, Prevention & Justice, and Friend
Bracy Borel’s Memorial Donation Page Posted on December 2, 2022 With deep sadness, we share the news that Bracy Borel, son of Clarence Borel, passed away in his home on November 9, 2022. The Borel [...]
ADAO’s Announces its Newest Individualized Legacy Donation Page
Posted on November 29, 2022 Individualized Legacy Donation Pages As we reflect on ADAO’s work and advocacy this year, we are excited share a tool on our website that links us together as a community: [...]
ADAO Congratulates Brazil and ABREA for the Brazil Superior Court Justice Ruling to Stop Mining, Exporting, and Processing Asbestos!
Posted on November 29, 2022 On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), we would like to send a massive congratulations to our friends in Brazil, following the news that Brazil’s Superior Court of [...]
Year-End Giving: Ten Ways Your Donations to ADAO Helps Fight Asbestos in America
Posted on November 29, 2022 Donate to ADAO Before 2022 Ends! This December, join us in the fight against asbestos caused-illnesses with a donation to support the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO). ADAO is the [...]
2022 Year-End Thank You!
Posted on November 29, 2022 Happy Holidays! What an impactful year 2022 has been for the ADAO community. Please join me in reflecting on some of the accomplishments we’ve made together this year and thanking [...]