April 6, 2016
Chemical Watch April 5, 2016 by Kelly Franklin Washington state’s governor has signed into law a ban on the use of five flame retardants above de minimis levels in children’s products and residential furniture. The state joins several that restrict the use of certain flame retardants in products. These include California, Minnesota and, most recently,Washington DC. But …
December 17, 2014
ACES Too High.com December 11, 2014 by Melinda Clemmons This is part one of a two-part look at mental health services mandated by the settlement of Katie A. v Bonta, a class-action lawsuit brought against the State of California over its lack of community-based mental health services for youths. Michael’s …
December 17, 2014
HealthCanal.com December 12, 2014 More than 300 million Americans live in states without protection against indoor e-cigarette aerosol exposure. Forty states have enacted laws prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, to minors, but 10 states and the District of Columbia still permit such sales, according …
December 15, 2014
JohnsonCityPress.com December 14, 2014 by Tony Casey In 2007, the Non-Smokers Protection Act was enacted by the state, disallowing smoking in most places, including workplaces, but still allowed smoking in places like bars where only people over 21 years old are permitted. And, unlike Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maine, Oregon, Utah, …
October 23, 2013
Providence Journal–By Michael Fine Rhode Island may be the smallest state but we do big things. We are trendsetters in the Tobacco Control Movement. Rhode Island has the second highest cigarette excise tax, the third lowest youth smoking rate and now, our capital city has put Rhode Island on the …