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Voters trust EPA to protect public health, oppose Congressional interference WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just one day before the U.S. House of Representatives votes on a bill that would severely impact the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to protect public health from air pollution, the American Lung Association has released a new bipartisan survey examining public views of EPA's updating and enforcing clean air standards. The bipartisan survey,...
Kelser teams up with the American Lung Association East Hartford, CT (PRWEB) February 14, 2011 Barry Kelly, President of Kelser Corporation, presents Jeffery Seyler, President/CEO of the American Lung Association in New England with a check from the proceeds of their Kelser Charity Challenge. For over eleven years, Kelser has hosted a charity golf tournament to benefit the ALA and has raised more than $150,000 to support the ALA's mission to save lives through improving lung health and...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights and National African American Tobacco Prevention Network: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) According to court filings, the tobacco companies are seeking to block public disclosure of proposed statements a federal judge has ordered them to...
NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- See video from American Lung Association at: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=f00697d9-bde2-4c4d-8da3-b10b3d86eb36&lr=ls# On January 20th, the American Lung Association released its annual State of Tobacco Control 2010 report, which tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the federal and state level, assigning grades based on whether laws are adequately protecting citizens...
A major health group said on Thursday that U.S. leaders took meaningful steps to reduce smoking over the past year, increasing treatment options and giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new power to regulate tobacco. However, according to the American Lung Association which issued its annual report card on U.S. tobacco control efforts, states "failed miserably" at protecting citizens from the burden of tobacco use. "President (Barack) Obama and our leaders in...
The State of Tobacco Control Report provides first-ever grades for all cities and counties in state, urges political leadership to "raise the grade." LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association in California released its annual State of Tobacco Control report that issues grades to cities and counties in California on key tobacco control policies, including those for smokefree outdoor environments, smokefree housing, and reducing sales of tobacco...
The State of Tobacco Control Report provides first-ever grades for all cities and counties in state, urges political leadership to "raise the grade." SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association in California released its annual State of Tobacco Control report that issues grades to cities and counties in California on key tobacco control policies, including those for smokefree outdoor environments, smokefree housing, and reducing sales of tobacco...
The State of Tobacco Control Report provides first-ever grades for all cities and counties in state, urges political leadership to "raise the grade." OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association in California released its annual State of Tobacco Control report that issues grades to cities and counties in California on key tobacco control policies, including those for smokefree outdoor environments, smokefree housing, and reducing sales of tobacco...
PIERRE, S.D., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last year, the American Lung Association's annual State of Tobacco Control Report gave the state a rare "I" or incomplete grade for smokefree air, as voters had not yet approved Referred Law 12, the statewide smoking ban. This year, South Dakota earned a "B" grade for smokefree air and a special "thumbs up" to voters who overwhelmingly voted in favor of the ban during the November 2010 election. The report also singled out South Dakota...
BISMARCK, N.D., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Dakota was again honored with an "A" grade for being one of only two states to fund state tobacco control and prevention programs above the level recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the latest American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control Report." Two other grades remained unchanged from last year's report: an "F" grade for cigarette taxes, and a "C" grade for smokefree air. North Dakota's...
