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Press Release: After Years of Decline, Asbestos Imports Nearly Doubled in 2016
For Immediate Release: September 19, 2017 Report: After Years of Decline, Asbestos Imports Nearly Doubled in 2016 Public Health Groups Urge EPA to Ban Asbestos WASHINGTON – The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, an independent nonprofit [...]
PRESS RELEASE: New TV Ad Attacks Trump, GOP Moves to Gut System of Health Safeguards
NRDC, partner groups spotlight disingenuous ‘reform’ effort, spending proposals that will harm Americans WASHINGTON (July 11, 2017) – A coalition of environmental and consumer protection groups have launched a week-long 6-figure television ad, warning of [...]
Press Release: EPA’s Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Document Reveals Strong Industry Influence, Excludes Major Points of Exposure Risk
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2017 EPA’s Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Document Reveals Strong Industry Influence, Excludes Major Points of Exposure Risk Advocates Call on EPA to be Transparent with Crucial Information [...]
Joint Press Release: Possible Asbestos Violations by OxyChem Spur Lawsuit Threat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2017 Possible Asbestos Violations by OxyChem Spur Lawsuit Threat While EPA Debates Potential Ban, Advocates Point to Data Suggesting Company Failed to Report Imports as Required by Law Washington, DC -- [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Urges U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Ban Deadly Asbestos
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Urges U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Ban Deadly Asbestos ADAO Calls on EPA to Deny Exemptions for the Chlor-Alkali Industry For Immediate Release: May 30, 2017 WASHINGTON – May 30, [...]
Press Release: ADAO Urges U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Ban Deadly Asbestos and Calls on EPA to Deny Exemptions for the Chlor-Alkali Industry
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Urges U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Ban Deadly Asbestos ADAO Calls on EPA to Deny Exemptions for the Chlor-Alkali Industry For Immediate Release: May 30, 2017 WASHINGTON – May 30, [...]
ADAO Outraged that Six Countries Prevented the Inclusion of Chrysotile Asbestos in the UN Rotterdam Convention List of Hazardous Substances
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? May 2, 2017 MEDIA EVENT NOTICE: Global petition demanding action on chrysotile and reform of the Rotterdam Convention [...]
MEDIA EVENT NOTICE: Global petition demanding action on chrysotile and reform of the Rotterdam Convention to be handed to COP President Rotterdam Convention Tuesday 2nd May
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? Global Asbestos Action Alliance Rotterdam Convention Media Kit GLOBAL ASBESTOS ACTION ALLIANCE MEDIA EVENT NOTICE Global petition [...]
Press Release: Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. President Issues Statement Opposing the Regulatory Accountability Act, Introduced Today by Senators Portman and Heitkamp
For Immediate Release: April 26, 2017 Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. President Issues Statement Opposing the Regulatory Accountability Act, Introduced Today by Senators Portman and Heitkamp President Trump Reneges on His Promise to Protect “The Little [...]
Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP?
Global Asbestos Action Alliance Rotterdam Convention Media Kit Press Release Geneva, 24 April 2017 Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry - Good CoP/ Bad CoP? For more than a decade the asbestos industry [...]