We’ve also been full-speed ahead since Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced the 2022 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act. Sen. Merkley has also recorded excellent videos in support of his bill, making for a great, easy, and powerful share! Early ARBAN supporters include: American Public Health Association, International Association of Firefighters, Environmental Protection Network, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Center for Environmental Health, and Natural Resources Defense Council and many more.
Join ADAO on July 12, as we recognize EPA’s 33rd un-anniversary for their failed asbestos ban which was overturned due to industry pressure in 1991. Since 1989, US companies have imported more than 500,000 tons of raw asbestos and more than 1,000,000 Americans have died from preventable asbestos-caused diseases. We are calling on the Senate EPW Committee to schedule a mark-up for the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 so it can proceed to the Senate floor for a vote.
Art, advocacy, and action have always been core tools for ADAO’s work. Check out our recent blog highlighting three political cartoons which depict the heartbreaking reality of asbestos exposure, the chlor-alkali industry’s continued imports and use, and the need to ban all six asbestos fibers through legislation.
You’re invited! Our 17th Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference (APPC) on September 16 & 17. We are again hosting our signature “Asbestos: Art, Advocacy, and Action” Festival, academic conference, and awards ceremony. Experts will present from Emory University and attendees will safely view the two-day conference virtually from their home/office. Check out our AAPC blog for more details.
Thank you so much to all our sponsors and donors who make this yearly conference possible. We couldn’t do it without you!
Until next month!
Linda Reinstein
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