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ADAO Urges EPA Administrator Wheeler to Heed Strong Direction from of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 ADAO Urges EPA Administrator Wheeler to Heed Strong Direction from of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals EPA Draft Risk Evaluation Determined to be Flawed and Inadequate; SACC Urges EPA to [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Statement In Response to the Release of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Report on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos
For Immediate Release August 28, 2020 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Statement In Response to the Release of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Report on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos EPA SACC deems [...]
Press Release: ADAO Calls for U.S. House of Representatives to Pass ARBAN Bill Before August Recess || New Study Reveals Black Mesothelioma Patients Endure Racial Disparities In Treatment Patterns And Survival
July 24, 2020 -- Inside EPA: Activists call for House passage of asbestos ban, claiming Senate momentum by Diana DiGangi For Immediate Release: July 23, 2020 ADAO Calls for U.S. House of Representatives to Pass [...]
Press Release: EPA Violated TSCA by Refusing to Require Industry to Report on Importation and Use of Asbestos || ADAO and Five Leading Organizations Take Strong Position in Federal Court
Posted on July 14, 2020 EPA Violated TSCA by Refusing to Require Industry to Report on Importation and Use of Asbestos ADAO and Five Leading Organizations Take Strong Position in Federal Court Washington, D.C. - [...]
Press Release: ADAO Calls for EPA to Reject Industry Requests to Remove Experts from Asbestos Advisory Committee Because of Ties to ADAO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2020 ADAO CALLS FOR EPA TO REJECT INDUSTRY REQUESTS TO REMOVE EXPERTS FROM ASBESTOS ADVISORY COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF TIES TO ADAO Well-Funded Asbestos Industry Lobbyists and Defense Attorneys Recklessly Seek [...]
ADAO Statement in Response to Four Year Anniversary of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act and Implementation Failures
Posted on June 22, 2020 Linda Reinstein, president and co-founder of The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), and Robert Sussman, ADAO Counsel, issued the following statement in response to the four year anniversary of the [...]
ADAO PRESS RELEASE: ASBESTOS ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST EPA’S FLAWED DRAFT ASBESTOS RISK EVALUATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 28, 2020 ASBESTOS ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST EPA’S FLAWED DRAFT ASBESTOS RISK EVALUATION Doctors, Advocates and Public Health Experts Urge EPA To Protect Public Health and Fix Asbestos Evaluation [...]
Media Advisory: ADAO Hosts Press Conference to Discuss EPA’s Flawed Draft Asbestos Risk Evaluation
Due to high demand, the press conference is now only open to government employees and credentialed journalists. Registration required by May 27th at 5:00 pm ET May 25, 2020 ADAO Hosts Press Conference to Discuss [...]
ADAO Press Release: Asbestos Group Responds to Johnson & Johnson Decision to Discontinue Sale of Talcum Powder After Asbestos Contamination Legal Cases Mount
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2020 ASBESTOS GROUP RESPONDS TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON DECISION TO DISCONTINUE SALE OF TALCUM POWDER AFTER ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION LEGAL CASES MOUNT WASHINGTON, DC–Linda Reinstein, president of the Asbestos Disease Awareness [...]
ADAO Statement re: ASBESTOS EVALUATION REVIEW POSTPONED BY EPA || Asbestos Victims’ Advocacy Group Responds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2020 ADAO Statement re: ASBESTOS EVALUATION REVIEW POSTPONED BY EPA || Asbestos Victims’ Advocacy Group Responds WASHINGTON, D.C. — Linda Reinstein, president and co-founder of The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), [...]