2011 Press Releases
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American Lung Association Offers Support to Lung Cancer Patients
November 1, 2011 - This November—National Lung Cancer Awareness Month—the American Lung Association is highlighting tips to help mitigate the risk of this deadly disease, as well as resources and services to support lung cancer patients and their loved ones. -
American Lung Association Spotlights Two Leading Causes of Death in the U.S.
November 1, 2011 -
News advisory: Cleaner Air Across America – for Less than a Penny?!
October 28, 2011 - Paul Billings, Vice President of National Policy and Advocacy at the American Lung Association, will speak with health, environmental and business groups at a media briefing regarding a new report that indicates the need for cleaner gasoline and new passenger vehicle pollution standards to help create jobs and clean air nationwide. -
Nuevo informe de la American Lung Association sobre la carga del asma en los Hispanos
October 25, 2011 -
American Lung Association Issues New Report to Highlight the Burden of Asthma on Hispanics
October 24, 2011 - The American Lung Association released a new report today, Luchando por el Aire: The Burden of Asthma on Hispanics, which provides an overview of research on the complex biological, environmental, political and cultural factors that increase asthma’s burden on the Hispanic/Latino population in this country. -
American Lung Association Urges EPA to Finalize Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants
October 21, 2011 - American Lung Association responds to EPA’s delay to finalize the power plant Mercury and Air Toxic Rule -
Groups Act to Force EPA to Issue Soot Air Pollution Standards
October 18, 2011 - The American Lung Association takes legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency to issue more protective soot air pollution standards. -
American Lung Association Blasts Latest House Vote Supporting Rollback of Clean Air Protections
October 14, 2011 - American Lung Association President and CEO Charles D. Connor issued a statement blasting the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 2250, which would rollback clean air protections that limit toxic emissions from industrial boilers, process heaters and incinerators. The Lung Association urges the U.S. Senate to reject this bill. -
Medicaid Cuts Could Leave Millions of Black and Latino Americans with Life-Threatening Illnesses at Risk
October 13, 2011 -
Groups Sue Obama Administration for Scrapping Stronger Ozone Standards
October 11, 2011 - The American Lung Association and other public health and conservation groups file a lawsuit against the Obama Administration for rejecting stronger ozone smog standards that scientists say are needed to save lives and prevent thousands of hospital visits.
