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Congratulations Mr. Michael Regan on Your Confirmation as the New Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Together, Let’s Ban Asbestos Now.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2021 An Open Letter to the new EPA Administrator, Michael Regan CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CONFIRMATION AS THE EPA ADMINISTRATOR. TOGETHER, LET'S BAN ASBESTOS NOW! The following is an open letter [...]
NOVO RELATÓRIO DO SERVIÇO GEOLÓGICO DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS (USGS) MOSTRA AUMENTO DE TRINTA POR CENTO NAS IMPORTAÇÕES DE AMIANTO BRASILEIRO PELA INDÚSTRIAS NORTEAMERICANAS DE CLORO-ÁLCALIS
Original em inglês disponível em https://bit.ly/2YOiMiD NOVO RELATÓRIO DO SERVIÇO GEOLÓGICO DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS (USGS) MOSTRA AUMENTO DE TRINTA POR CENTO NAS IMPORTAÇÕES DE AMIANTO BRASILEIRO PELA INDÚSTRIAS NORTEAMERICANAS DE CLORO-ÁLCALIS ADAO [...]
JOINT ADAO & ABREA RELEASE: New USGS Report Shows Stunning 30 Percent Increase in Chlor-Alkali Industry Asbestos Imports From Brazil: ADAO and ABREA Call for a Ban on Asbestos Imports and Use
Disponível em Português https://bit.ly/3tNA26b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 NEW USGS REPORT SHOWS STUNNING 30 PERCENT INCREASE IN CHLOR-ALKALI INDUSTRY ASBESTOS IMPORTS FROM BRAZIL ADAO AND ABREA CALL FOR A BAN ON ASBESTOS IMPORTS [...]
Statement from Linda Reinstein, ADAO, “US EPA: Chrysotile Asbestos Risk Evaluation and Management”
Posted on February 3, 2021 The statement below is from Linda Reinstein, co-founder and president of The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the nation’s largest independent nonprofit asbestos victims’ organization in the United States, in [...]
Press Release: Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and Partners Initiate New Legal Actions Against EPA’s Flawed Final Risk Evaluation for Asbestos
For Immediate Release January 26, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2021 ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION AND PARTNERS INITIATE NEW LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST EPA’S FLAWED FINAL RISK EVALUATION FOR ASBESTOS Trump EPA evaluation fails to [...]
Press Release: ADAO Condemns EPA for Its Incomplete and Weak Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Citing that It Ignores Public Health Experts and Its Own Science Advisors
ADAO Condemns EPA for Its Incomplete and Weak Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Citing that It Ignores Public Health Experts and Its Own Science Advisors Bifurcated Narrow Asbestos Evaluation Delays Steps to a Critical Ban FOR [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: ADAO AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES PRESENT CASE TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON ASBESTOS IMPORTS AND USE
EPA WEBSITE: Documents supporting the Section 21 petition submitted by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. EPA denied the petition on December 21, 2018. Additional information on the Agency’s denial can be found below in the Federal [...]
ADAO Press Release: ADAO Applauds the Release of “Warren Zevon’s Greatest Hits (According to Judd Apatow)” to Help Ban Asbestos
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2020 ADAO Applauds the Release of “Warren Zevon’s Greatest Hits (According to Judd Apatow)” to Help Ban Asbestos Efforts Judd Apatow Teams up with Jordan Zevon, ADAO Spokesperson, to [...]