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Reinstein: “Asbestos: From Our Homes to The Hill”
1. LINDA REINSTEIN
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
President/CEO and Co-Founder
Linda@adao.us
“Asbestos: From Our Homes
to The Hill”
Linda@adao.us
34. GAO
We write to ask you to request an investigation by the U.S. Government Accountability Office
(GAO) into the past and present impacts of asbestos exposure near the Ambler Asbestos Piles
and BoRit Asbestos Superfund site. Residents deserve to know whether asbestos contamination in
the air, water, and soil continues to impact Ambler residents’ health and the environment.
Although the Superfund site in Ambler is “remediated,” the continued presence of exposed
asbestos suggests that there is more work to be done. We urge you to stand with the current and
future residents of Ambler, Pennsylvania to make certain that their community is a safe place to
live and work.
Linda@adao.us
39. 5 Top Barriers to Elimination
1. Propaganda and Misinformation “ABC
Defense: Anything But Chrysotile”
2. Lack of Education and Training
3. Disease Latency Period
4. Weak Regulatory Enforcement
5. Economic Pressure
Linda@adao.us
45. 2015 Legislation
Linda@adao.us
• The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697)
• Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemicals Protection Act (S. 725)
• TSCA Modernization Act H.R. 2576
• The Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database (READ) Act (S.700)
• The Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database (READ) Act (H.R. 2030)
• The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015 (S. 357)
• The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act (H.R. 526)
• 11th Annual Resolution Establishing “National Asbestos Awareness Week”