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In Loving Memory: Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting on December 28, 2020
Posted on December 27, 2020 2020 - 2021 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting List Please note, any Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting name submitted after December 15, 2020 will be added to the list for our 2021 [...]
2020: Thanks to ADAO’s Leadership, volunteers, sponsors and donors, we have accomplished the unimaginable
Posted on December 23, 2020 Thanks to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) leadership, volunteers, sponsors, and donors, we have accomplished the unimaginable. ADAO, is the largest independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, [...]
ADAO Press Release: IN A MAJOR VICTORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, FEDERAL COURT ORDERS EPA TO REQUIRE INDUSTRY TO REPORT ON ASBESTOS IMPORTS AND USES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2020 IN A MAJOR VICTORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, FEDERAL COURT ORDERS EPA TO REQUIRE INDUSTRY TO REPORT ON ASBESTOS IMPORTS AND USES Court holds that EPA’s refusal to use its [...]
Support the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) this Holiday Season
Posted on December 11, 2020 Support the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) this Holiday Season As a small independent nonprofit organization, your donations make our work to prevent asbestos exposure and eliminate all asbestos-caused diseases [...]
2020 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Year in Review
Posted on December 7, 2020 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest non-profit in the U.S. dedicated to providing asbestos victims and concerned citizens with a united voice, is pleased to share a Year-End [...]
ADAO Share Your Story: “Nothing Got Better” – Patrick’s Story
Posted on December 2, 2020 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 [...]
ADAO President’s Statement on new Environmental Working Group study on Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Cosmetics
For Immediate Release: December 1, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 1, 2020 — Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization President’s Statement on new Environmental Working Group study on Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Cosmetics. “The recent Environmental Working [...]
Public Health Over Politics It’s Time to Pass the Bipartisan Landmark Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act
Posted on November 18, 2020 Each year, asbestos kills nearly 40,000 Americans. Tomorrow, November 19, marks the one year anniversary of when the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce voted 47-1 to [...]
RESOURCES: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act (H.R. 1603 and S. 717)
RESOURCES: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) H.R. 1603 and S. 717 March 7, 2019: H.R. 1603 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) H.R. 1603 Co-Sponsors March 7, 2019: S.717 Alan Reinstein Ban [...]
Defending the Indefensible: Trump’s EPA Tries To Defend Asbestos Reporting Exemptions in Federal Court
Posted on November 13, 2020 Yesterday, the U.S. District Court in San Francisco heard arguments from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), five other public health organizations, and 11 Attorneys General in a case that [...]