VIDEO: Secondhand smoke sparks ban for California public housing

Some taxpayers in Palm Desert, agree. "I think there's health reasons for the individuals that are living there. Plus, the smoke gets into the walls and is an environmental hazard," Dave Roper said. "If this is something that has to be done because peopl

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VIDEO: New Federal Rule Prohibits Smoking in Public Housing

NYCHA says it has already taken steps to reduce smoking in their buildings and that they will work with residents to create a smoke-free policy. Public housing agencies will have 18 months to implement the ban.

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VIDEO: Lung cancer group creates parody of ‘PPAP’ song for secondhand smoke awareness

Videos promoting the prevention of secondhand smoke using the internationally hit song "PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" have been released by the Japan Lung Cancer Alliance (JLCA), a citizens' group whose members include lung cancer patients and their fa

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Council bans vaping in city limits

A result of growing concerns and community encouragement, the Prestonsburg City Council passed Ordinance No. 12-2016 amending ordinance No. 07-2009 to amend and add prohibition of vapor products in all public places and places of employment within the ci

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Alberta Justice hires Ontario lawyer to represent ministry in FOIP investigation

McCallum is adjudicating an inquiry into how Alberta Justice processed FOIP requests from CBC News and lawyers for the tobacco industry. The requests related to the Alberta government's ongoing lawsuit against the tobacco industry and its choice of a leg

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Tobacco giants lose plain-packaging appeal

Blackwood told the BBC: "We are pleased that this decision will help many people to lead longer and healthier lives." But a British American Tobacco (BAT) spokesperson said it did "not necessarily" mark the end of the challenge and that it was considerin

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Tobacco companies lose latest plain packaging court appeal

A number of companies, including British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International, went to court to challenge the guidance, shortly before it came into effect. The High Court decided that the guidance was "valid and lawful in a

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