Press Releases
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Senator Durbin's Bill to Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Will Save Lives By Stopping Tax Avoidance
January 31, 2013 - Statement of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and American Public Health Association. -
New Bipartisan Poll Reveals Strong Support for Cleaner Gasoline and Vehicles
January 30, 2013 - An overwhelming majority of voters supports the EPA setting stricter standards on gasoline and tighter emissions standards for cars, SUVs and trucks according to the American Lung Association’s latest bipartisan survey. -
Media Telebriefing: New Poll Reveals Strong Support for Cleaner Gasoline and Vehicles
January 23, 2013 - American Lung Association hosts media telebriefing on January 30 at 11 a.m. ET to release public views of stricter standards on gasoline and vehicle emissions -
Tobacco Industry Continues to Spend Billions While Public Health Shortchanged
January 16, 2013 - American Lung Association Annual "State of Tobacco Control Report" reveals tragic money trail leading to tobacco-caused death and disease; federal government largely failing to combat industry tactics -
American Lung Association Releases "State of Tobacco Control 2013" Report January 16, 2013, at 5 a.m. (ET)
January 7, 2013 - The American Lung Association is releasing the results of its eleventh annual “State of Tobacco Control” report on January 16, 2013. This report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the federal and state level, assigning grades based on whether laws are adequately protecting citizens from tobacco-caused disease. -
The American Lung Association Thanks EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson for Tireless Efforts to Improve the Nation's Air and Protect Public Health
December 27, 2012 - The American Lung Association thanks Lisa P. Jackson for her tremendous leadership as the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). During her tenure, the EPA set live-saving protections that will improve the health of millions and save tens of thousands of lives: a remarkable legacy. -
American Lung Association Report Outlines Critical Next Steps for Healthy Air
December 27, 2012 - The American Lung Association's new report "Protect the Air We Breathe: The Healthy Air Agenda" details the critical next steps the Obama Administration must take to defend the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to ensure all Americans can have air that is safe and healthy to breathe. -
Boiler, Incinerator and Cement Cleanup will Cut Pollution and Save Lives
December 21, 2012 - The American Lung Association responds to EPA's finalized package of long-overdue standards designed to limit mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from industrial boilers, incinerators and cement plants. -
American Lung Association Applauds EPA Decision to Protect Public from Soot
December 14, 2012 - The American Lung Association applauds the Obama Administration's decision to set a much stronger national air quality standard on particulate matter (soot), one of the nation's most lethal air pollutants. -
Quotes from Health and Medical Groups in Response to New Soot Standard
December 14, 2012 - Quotes from Health and Medical Groups in Response to New Soot Standard
