May 18, 2016
Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights: Anatomy of Successful Grassroots Umbrella Group Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR) and the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation have been leading the charge to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke since 1976. They started out as a small group of concerned citizens who were tired of breathing other people’s …
May 17, 2016
Imagine boarding a plane after a week away from home at meetings in another city. You’re looking forward to getting home to your family and sleeping in your own bed. You settle into your seat and close your eyes, happy to take a long-delayed nap. You sigh and breathe in …
May 9, 2016
Palm Beach Daily News May 8, 2016 by William Kelly The idea of a smoking ban on town beaches has, well, gone up in smoke. Officers were prepared to consider the prohibition after some residents complained about cigarette butts littering the shore and of the health hazards of second-hand smoke, Town …
May 3, 2016
North Carolina Health News May 3, 2016 by Rose Hoban Usually, just a handful of people show up to meetings of the Orange County Board of Health, if they show up at all. But last week’s open meeting in Hillsborough on whether or not to include electronic cigarettes in the county’s …
April 19, 2016
KIRO News April 19, 2016 Businesses selling vapor products such as electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine in Washington will soon be regulated by statewide rules. Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 6328 into law on Tuesday. It will create a set of policies for businesses selling the smoking alternatives, such as requiring …