News Coverage

April 24, 2013
Lewiston Sun Journal (ME): Lung Association says Maine air getting cleaner

April 24, 2013
Fox 22 News WVFX Bangor (ME):Clean air report

April 24, 2013
Maine Environmental News (ME): American Lung Association State of the Air 2013 Report Finds Air Quality Improves in Maine Despite Spikes in Unhealthy Air Days

April 24, 2013
WLBZ 2 News Bangor (ME):Air quality improving, but millions still breathe pollution

April 24, 2013
Connecticut Post (CT): Report: Air quality in Connecticut is better, but still not great

April 24, 2013
Ridgefield Press (CT):Report: State’s air quality is improving

April 24, 2013
WXXI News (NY):Better Grades On Air Quality

April 24, 2013
The Republican/Mass Live (MA):Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester counties get poor marks for air quality in American Lung Association report for Massachusetts

April 24, 2013
New England Public Radio (MA): Western MA Gets Low Grades for Air Quality

April 24, 2013
WCVB The Boston Channel (MA): America's air is getting cleaner and less costly

April 24, 2013
Queens Gazette (NY): Quinn, Health Commissioner Farley, Councilmembers, Announce City To Raise Minimum Smoking Age From 18 To 21

April 23, 2013
Seacoast Online (NH): American Lung Assoc. thankful for volunteers

April 22, 2013
Politicker.com (NY): Convenience Store Group Slams City’s Move to Raise Smoking Age

April 22, 2013
Queens Courier (NY): NYC may raise tobacco purchase age to 21

April 22, 2013
WBNG News Binghamton (NY): Schneiderman leads coalition urging Supreme Court to reinstate rules cutting interstate air pollution

April 22, 2013
Hartford Courant (CT): American Lung Association Celebrates National Volunteer Week

April 22, 2013
Tolland Patch (CT): American Lung Association Celebrates National Volunteer Week

April 20, 2013
Taunton Gazette (MA):LETTER: Thanking American Lung Association volunteers

April 20, 2013
NECN.com (VT):Bennington Battle Monument opens Sat.

April 18, 2013
Portland Press Herald (ME):Metal pierced leg, but Falmouth woman feels 'lucky'

April 18, 2013
Rutland Herald (VT): Bennington Battle Monument to reopen on Saturday

April 18, 2013
Times Argus (VT):Tax plan would target Vt. smokers

April 17, 2013
Stamford Advocate (CT): Business People

April 15, 2013
Huffington Post Gay Voices (NY):Center For Disease Control Targets LGBT Community With Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign

April 10, 2013
Citizen's News (CT):Memorial run returns for second year

April 9, 2013
New England Flame (CT) American Lung Association to Train Freedom From Smoking® Facilitators

April 8, 2013
New York Times (NY): A Campaign Fights the Cigarette Butt, a Ubiquitous Pollutant

April 4, 2013
Poughkeepsie Journal (NY): Valley Views: Stop the Solid Waste Management Plan

April 1, 2013
Utica Observer Dispatch (NY):Are flavored cigars targeting teens?

March 29, 2013
Albany Times Union- Letter to the editor- (NY):More policies are needed to deter tobacco use

March 28, 2013
Norwich Bulletin (CT):Asthma education series 'Breathe Well, Live Well' starts April 1

March 27, 2013
The Queens Gazette (NY):Teaching Children About Smoking Hazards On Kick Butts Day

March 26, 2013
Huffington Post (NY): Celebrating a Decade of NYC's Landmark Smoke-free Law

March 26, 2013
WHEC-TV 10 Rochester (NY):Why is funding being cut to state's anti-smoking programs?

March 22, 2013
Hartford Courant (CT): National Pageant Titleholder To Tackle Cityplace With American Lung Association

March 21, 2013
Niagara Wheatfield Tribune(NY): Making a difference for American Lung Association

March 20, 2013
Nashua Telegraph - Letter to the editor -(NH): Use settlement funds to combat smoking

March 18, 2013
Worcester Telegram (MA): Mass. bill would ban smoking in apartments

March 17, 2013
Staten Island Advance (NY) It's all about the climb for two Staten Island runners

March 15, 2013
Hartford Courant - Letter to the editor (CT): Letter: State Must Better Fund Anti-Tobacco Efforts

March 14, 2013
Connecticut Post - Letter to the editor -(CT): Keep tabs on air quality

March 13, 2013
Journal News (NY): Editorial spotlight on public health funding

March 13, 2013
Portland Press Herald - Letter to the editor - (ME):Medicaid access will ensure better health

March 12, 2013
Medford Transcript -Medford firefighters raise money for American Lung Association

March 12, 2013
Branford Patch (CT): Connecticut Based Designer Ricky "Trendy" DaVista Partners With American Lung Association

March 11, 2013
Kennebec Journal - Letter to the editor - (ME): Smoking during pregnancy harms mother, child

March 10, 2013
WGRZ Channel 2 Buffalo (NY): Hundreds Race Up HSBC Tower for a Good Cause

March 10, 2012
Lewiston Sun Journal- bPlus - (ME): Dan Masselli - Climbing higher and higher

March 9, 2013
Saratogian - Letter to the editor - (NY): Letter: Settlement helps clean the air

March 9, 2013
WIVB Channel 4 Buffalo (NY): Volunteers climb steps of HSBC tower

March 9, 2013
YNN (NY): Hundreds fight cancer through stair climb

March 8, 2013
Nashua Telegraph - Letter to the editor - (NH): Clean air settlement bodes well for state

March 7, 2013
Connecticut Post - Letter to the editor -(CT): A clean air win for state

March 7, 2013
Buffalo News (NY): Fight for Air Climb to Benefit Lung Association

March 7, 2013
Cheektowaga Bee (NY): Better Breathers meeting to address lung disease

March 6, 2013
EastBayRI (RI): Firefighters scale Financial Plaza summit

March 6, 2013
El Diario (NY): Hay que financiar programas contra el tabaco

March 5, 2013
Providence Journal - Letter to the editor - (RI): Jeff Seyler: Fighting dirty air

March 5, 2013
Foster's Daily Democrat - Letter to the editor - (NH): 30 cents will help

March 4, 2013
InCity Times (MA): ALA 2013 "Healthy Air Agenda"

March 4, 2013
Naugatuck Patch (CT): Race to be Run in Memory of Naugatuck Boy

March 3, 2013
Staten Island Advance (NY): Penn Plaza Event

March 2, 2013
Poughkeepsie Journal (NY): Freshen up your home the green way

March 1, 2013
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Letter to the editor - (NY): Letter: E-cigs have not been deemed safe

March 1, 2013
Hartford Courant (CT): American Lung Association And Black Bear Hartford Host Parade Day Fundraiser

March 1, 2013
Hartford Courant (CT): American Lung Association Hosts 5K To Benefit Asthma Research May 12

February 27,2013
West Hartford Patch (CT): West Hartford Firefighters Race Up Stairs for Lung Association

February 26, 2013
Concord Monitor (NH): RGGI is important

February 25, 2013
Hartford Courant - Letter to the editor - (CT): Letter: Supports Bill Banning Smoking In Cars With Kids

February 22, 2013
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (ME): Maine Tribes Seek Tax Exemption for Tobacco Purchases

February 21, 2013
NBC 10 Providence (RI): Health Check: Cancer patient sets high goal

February 19, 2013
Legislative Gazette (NY): Report: NY could be doing more to stop smoking

February 21, 2013
Brooklyn Daily (NY): Army stops burning Sandy debris at Floyd Bennett Field

February 15, 2013
WLBZ TV (ME): Where there is smoke Part II

February 13, 2013
Bangor Daily News (ME): Health groups urge Congress to limit air pollution coming into Maine

February 13, 2013
Albany Times Union - Letter to the editor - (NY): Letter: Continue to fight Big Tobacco

February 13, 2013
Troy Record (NY): Public health groups fuming over continued cuts to tobacco control programs

February 11, 2013
Newton Patch (MA): Newton Firefighters Raise Money for American Lung Association

February 11, 2013
Wicked Local Weston (MA): Six Weston firefighters climb 41 floors to raise money

February 10, 2013
Albany Times Union - Letter to the editor- (NY): Turn up the heat on wood boilers

February 9, 2013
WCAX Channel 3 (VT): Snowshoe Shuffle

February 7, 2013
WLBZ Channel 2 Bangor (ME): Where There's Smoke Part 1

February 7, 2013
Shrewsbury Patch (MA): Shrewsbury Firefighter Climbs Boston Skyscraper for Lung Health

February 6, 2013
Sudbury Patch (MA): Sudbury Firefighters Help Wipe Out Lung Cancer Step By Step

February 4, 2013
The Milford Daily News (MA): Upton firefighters climb for lung health

February 4, 2013
WMTW News 8 (ME): Auburn F.D. team places first in stairclimb competition

February 2, 2013
WCSH Channel 6 Portland (ME): Auburn Fire Department edges Portland in Boston stair climb

February 2, 2013
Hartford Courant (CT): Climbing Stairs To Raise Money For The American Lung Association

February 1, 2013
Levittown Tribune (NY): Letter To The Editor From The American Lung Association of the Northeast

January 31, 2013
Maine Public Broadcasting Network (ME): Smoking in Maine

January 28, 2013
Lynnfield Patch (MA): Fire Department Training for Lung Association's Stair Climb

January 27, 2013
Wall Street Journal (NY): Anti-Smoking groups: Cuomo budget cuts efforts

January 26, 2013
Gloucester Times (MA): Climbing for a cause

January 25, 2013
Foothills Media Group -Letter to the editor - (CT) Radon Action Month

January 26, 2013
Eagle Tribune (NH): American Lung Association gives failing grade to New Hampshire on tobacco

January 26, 2013
Foster's Daily Democrat - Letter to the editor-(ME): This month

January 22, 2013
WCSH Channel 6 Portland (ME): Auburn Fire Department trains for stair climb

January 22, 2013
Legislative Gazette (NY): New York gets mixed marks on smoking policies

January 17, 2013
Jamestown Post Journal (NY): State Fails To Protect Children From Tobacco Ads, Report Says

January 17, 2013
Fox 22 Bangor (ME): Lung Association Calls for Big Cigarette Tax Hike

January 17, 2013
WGME News 13 Portland(ME): Lawmakers Consider Tax Increase on Cigarettes

January 16, 2013
WCHS Channel 6 Portland (ME): Maine scores poorly on tobacco report card

January 16, 2013
WGME News 13 Portland (ME): American Lung Association Calls for Tobacco Tax Increase

January 16, 2013
WTSN-AM Dover (NH): NH Gets F on Tobacco

January 16, 2013
Maine Sun Journal (ME): Maine slips in tobacco-use report card

January 16, 2013
Portland Press Herald (ME): Lung association calls for $1.50 cigarette tax hike in Maine

January 16, 2013
East Haven Patch (CT): Connecticut Receives Failing Grade in American Lung Association's Annual Tobacco Report Card

January 16, 2013
Rocky Coast News (ME): Maine Doesn't Make the Grade in American Lung Association's Annual Tobacco Report Card

January 16, 2013
Seacoast Online (NH): N.H. Receives low grades on smoking prevention

January 16, 2013
New Hampshire Union Leader (NH): Lung Association wants $1 Hike in NH tobacco tax

January 16, 2013
New Hampshire Public Radio (NH): State Gets Failing Marks on Tobacco Report Card

January 16, 2013
Newsday (NY): State gets mixed grades from anti-tobacco group

January 16, 2013
WFUV Radio (NY): American Lung Association Releases Tobacco Report for New York

January 16, 2013
WIBX 950 AM (NY): New York Receives Mixed Grades in Tobacco Report

January 16, 2013
Long Island Exchange (NY): New York Doesn't Make the Grade in Annual Tobacco Control Report

January 16, 2013
Madison County Courier (NY): New York Doesn't Make the Grade in Annual Tobacco Control Report

January 16, 2013
Channel 18 WETM (NY) New York Doesn't Make the Grade in Tobacco Report

January 16, 2013
WSYR News 9 (NY): Report: NY failing to help smokers quit

January 16, 2013
Rhode Island Public Radio (RI): American Lung Association scores RI's tobacco efforts

January 16, 2013
Seven Days (VT): Plainfield, VT Residents Near Goddard College Oppose Biomass Plant

January 15, 2013
New Rochelle Patch (NY): New Rochelle City Hall Campus Smoke-Free

January 14, 2013
New Rochelle Daily Voice (NY): New Rochelle City Hall Campus Smoke-Free as of Tuesday

January 11, 2013
Foster's Daily Democrat (NH): Information Night planned for Cycle the Seacoast

December 25, 2012
Utica Observer Dispatch (NY): Groups: NY tobacco prevention efforts lacking

December 14, 2012
Portland Press Herald - Letter to the editor -(ME): Let our children breathe freely

December 13, 2012
Portland Press Herald (ME): Our View: EPA should set strict limits for soot pollution

December 13, 2012
Lexington Minuteman (MA): Allan: Outdated air pollution standards harmful to public health

December 13, 2012
Southcoast Today - Letter to the editor - (MA): Letter: State must kick habit of siphoning smoking taxes

December 11, 2012
Wiscasset Newspaper - Letter to the editor - (ME): Christmas Seals Support

December 10, 2012
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Letter to the editor - (NY): Letter: All N.Y. colleges should become smoke-free

December 10, 2012
The Middletown Press - Letter to the editor - (CT): Christmas Seals are an important tradition

December 10, 2012
Concord Monitor - Letter to the editor - (NH): Letter: Unnecessary costs

December 8, 2012
itsrelevant.com (CT): Fight For Air Tackles Trump Parc

December 8, 2012
Journal Tribune (ME): Pres. Obama should strengthen soot standards

December 7, 2012
Post-Standard - Letter to the editor - (NY): Support efforts to limit secondhand smoke

December 6, 2012
Andover Townsman (MA): Column: Outdated standards don't protect us from soot

December 5, 2012
EastHaven Patch (CT): American Lung Association offers holiday discount on 2013 Golf Privilege Card

December 1, 2012
Queens Times Ledger - Letter to the editor - (NY): Stop lung problems caused by Sandy

November 30, 2012
The Queens Courier (NY): Tempers flare over burning Sandy tree debris

November 30, 2012
Troy Record (NY): Pulse of the People: Preventing lung cancer

November 29, 2012
Huffington Post (NY): Outdated Soot Standards Pose Serious Public Health Threat

November 28, 2012
Taunton Daily Gazette- Letter to the editor - (MA): Get the facts on COPD

November 28, 2012
ABC Channel 7 News (NY): Massive tree and limb burn after Sandy

November 28, 2012
Talk About Healthy Rochester (NY): Rochester lawyer is chair of American Lung Association Board

November 27, 2012
Times Herald-Record (NY): 'No one deserves lung cancer'

November 27, 2012
Newsday (NY): Scientists eye link between autism, traffic pollution

November 26, 2012
Albany Times Union - Letter to the editor- (NY): Hookah lounge a health setback

November 25, 2012
Weymouth Patch (MA): Weymouth Woman to Race Up Boston Place in Support of American Lung Association

November 23, 2012
Lower Hudson Journal News - Letter to the editor - (NY): Time for EPA to step up on air quality

November 19, 2012
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (ME): Maine Health Advocates Seek to Restore Smoking Cessation Funds

November 17, 2012
WWLP News 22 (MA): Fight For Air Climb Held in Springfield

November 17, 2012
Springfield Republican (MA): Fight for Air Climb draws residents, firefighters for American Lung Association fund-raiser

November 16, 2012
Myfoxmaine.com 23 (ME): Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November 15, 2012
WWLP News 22 (MA): I-Team: Air Pollution in W. Mass

November 10, 2012
YNN Rochester (NY): Twenty Story Stairclimb Raises Money for American Lung Association

November 10, 2012
WROC-TV Rochester (NY): Hundreds Take "Fight for Air Climb" at Bausch and Lomb Building

November 10, 2012
WHAM 13 Rochester (NY): First Ever Fight For Air Climb Held in Rochester

November 10, 2012
News 10 WHEC-TV Rochester (NY): November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November 9, 2012
WROC-TV Rochester (NY): American Lung Association's Fight for Air Climb

November 9, 2012
MPNnow.com (NY): Annual 'Great American Smokeout' is Nov. 15

October 26, 2012
WWLP News Channel 22 Springfield/Mass Appeal (MA): Join in the Fight for Air!

October 12, 2012
Capital New York (NY): Combusted: The death of hybrid taxis in New York

October 11, 2012
GoLocalProv (RI): Rhode Island's Top Ten Killers

October 10, 2012
Boston Real Estate Now (MA): National Radon Week

October 7, 2012
Albany Times Union - Letter to the editor - (NY): Letter: Kudos to MHA for smoking ban