For the 2026 New York State (NYS) legislative year, the American Lung Association in New York has reaffirmed their advocacy and support for the “Hazardous Air Quality Emergency Preparedness Bill” ( ...

EPA is working on repealing major air‑pollution rules for fossil‑fuel power plants, including weakening protections against mercury and other toxic emissions.

Currently, Iowa has a $1.36 per pack tax on cigarettes, which is well below the national average. The tobacco tax increase IHI proposed would help 9,400 adult Iowans quit, prevent 2,500 Iowa kids from ...

The New York State Cancer Consortium’s Lung Cancer Screening Action Team in partnership with the American Lung Association in New York, is honored to announce the creation of the Trevor Summerfield ...

This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its repeal of the Endangerment Finding, the agency’s ...

Winter Olympians face a number of challenges as they chase Olympic gold. But one of their greatest opponents, that is rarely ...

Growing up in a chaotic, violent and abusive household, Ava lived in a state of constant anxiety. Since her mother had been unable to raise her, she lived with her aunt and uncle, who both smoked.

In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s release of the final rule today to roll back the updated limits on mercury and air toxics from power plants finalized in 2024, American ...

Treatment for pneumonia depends on the type of pneumonia you have, how sick you are feeling, your age, and whether you have other health conditions. The goals of treatment are to cure the infection ...

Overall, daily cigarette smoking declined between 2005 and 2014 among people with behavioral health conditions or substance use disorders (from 29.4% in 2005 to 24.2% in 2014). 20 People who currently ...

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