All News and Media

GASP keeps you on top of tobacco control news and issues by posting smokefree news stories. GASP was mentioned in or was interviewed for the 2024 stories marked with an asterisk (*) below.

• 12-20-16:

  Paramus to consider raising age for buying tobacco (Melanie Anzidei, NorthJersey.com)  

• 12-15-16: *

  Wall Township considers smokefree parks (Caitlyn Bahrenburg, The Coast Star)

• 12-14-16:

  PHA smokers beware! Ban is coming (Ron Leir, The Observer Online)

• 12-14-16:

  Army Corps dune line affecting beach smoking decision (Christopher Smith, Shore News Today)

• 12-14-16:

  National Report: New Jersey Tied for Last in Protecting Kids from Tobacco (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, PR Newswire)

• 12-08-16: *

  U.S. Surgeon General’s Report concerned about youth e-cig use (Susan Livio, NJ Star-Ledger)

• 10-16-16:

  Rutgers Senate hopes to create a ‘smoke-free’ campus (Nicholas Simon, The Daily Targum)

• 10-12-16: *

  Haledon BOH passes law requiring tobacco age 21 (Kristie Cattafi, The Gazette)

• 10-09-16:

  Times of Trenton Editorial Board supports statewide smokefree parks and beaches law (Times of Trenton Editorial Board)

• 10-08-16: *

  Princeton Board of Health requires a license to sell e-cigarettes (reporter Philip Sean Curran, Princeton Packet)

• 10-06-16: *

  Princeton: New rule requires sellers of e-cigarettes to be licensed (Philip Sean Curran, centraljersey.com)

• 09-13-16:

  East Brunswick: Town Council Approves Licensing of “Vape” Shops (Maureen Berzok, TAP into East Brunswick)

• 09-09-16: *

  Bloomingdale Council enacting outdoor smoking ban (Deborah Walsh, NorthJersey.com)

• 07-20-16: *

  Princeton BOH to license retailers that sell e-cigarettes (Phillip Sean Curran, Princeton Packet)

• 06-17-16: *

  NJ Gov. Christie vetoes outdoor rec area smoking ban (John C. Ensslin, NorthJersey.com)

• 05-22-16:

  Highland Park to require a license to sell e-cigarettes (Carly Baldwin, The Patch)

• 05-22-16: *

  NJ Senate Health Committee votes for ban on flavored ecigs (John Ensslin, The Record)

• 04-06-16: *

  FDA to regulate e-cigarettes (Brenda Flanagan, NJTV News)

• 04-05-16:

  Light hookah smoking causes lung abnormalities in young people (Weil Cornell)

• 04-05-16:

  Convenience stores protest Boston’s flavored tobacco ban (CSPnet, Melissa Vonder Haar)

• 03-31-16: *

  West Orange looks at tobacco 21 policy  (West Orange Chronicle, Sean Quinn)

• 03-31-16:

  Las Vegas’ largest sports book facility goes smokefree (Las Vegas Sun, Associated Press)

• 03-24-16:

  Glen Ridge residents concerned about vape shop opening (Glen Ridge Voice, Erin Roll)

• 03-24-16: *

  West Orange considers raising tobacco age of sale to 21, licensing e-cigarette retailers (TapintoWestOrange.com, Chris Harewood and Joe Ricci)

• 03-23-16:

  New England Journal of Medicine on statewide tobacco 21 laws (Dr. Winickoff, et. al)

• 03-23-16:

  Mets and Yankees baseball players’ take on banning smokeless tobacco use (NY Times, Tim Rohan and David Goodman)

• 03-20-16:

  Highland Park poised to require license to sell e-cigarettes (Star-Ledger, Spencer Kent)

• 03-18-16:

  Clifton NJ restaurant smoking violations fined $7,698 (The Record, Kaye Nichols)

• 03-17-16:

  Florida Supreme Court rules Ok to sue the tobacco industry for punitive damages (News Service of Florida, Jim Saunders)

• 03-16-16:

  Chicago City Council raises the age to 21 to be sold tobacco and e-cigarettes (MSNBC, Mary Ann Ahern)

• 03-16-16: *

  GASP awarded $50,000 from CVS Health Foundation and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CVS Health Foundation)

• 03-16-16:

  NY Senator Rivera proposes 100 ft smokefree zone by libraries (Riverdale Press, Will Speros)

• 03-16-16: *

  Highland Park poised to require retailers get a license if they sell e-cigarettes (New Brunswick Patch, Carly Baldwin)

• 03-15-16:

  Erie County NY proposes to ban tobacco sales at pharmacies (Buffalo News, American Cancer Society letter)

• 03-14-16:

  Costco phasing out tobacco sales (TheStreet.com, Brian Sozzi)

• 03-14-16:

  Staten Island Live Editorial Supports Restricting E-cigarette Marketing and Ads (Staten Island Editorial)

• 03-14-16: *

  Belleville celebrates Kick Butts Day with GASP/YMCA ribbon cutting ceremony (Belleville Times, Mollie Gray)

• 03-11-16:

  Tobacco industry threatens if California Governor signs Tobacco 21 law (Sacramento Bee, Jeremy White) 

• 03-10-16:

  Listen to WRNJ Newsline interview GASP about Kick Butts Day (WRNJ Radio, Joyce Estey)

• 03-08-16:

  NJ State Tobacco Control Bills Voted Through Committees (Star-Ledger, Brent Johnson)

• 03-07-16:

  Caldwell bans smoking in its parks (The Progress, Reporter Nancy D’Uva)

• 03-05-16:

  NY Times Editorial Board Supports Tobacco Age 21 for California (Editorial Board, The New York Times)

• 03-02-16:

  U.S. Dept of Transportation issues final rule banning use of e-cigarettes on planes (press release USDOT)

• 02-29-16:

  City Council Considers Strictly Regulating Hookah Bars (New York News 1, Erin Billups).

• 02-29-16:

  Hong Kong study shows e-cigarette ingredient has cancer causing agent (South China Morning Post, Elizabeth Cheung)

• 02-28-16:

  NYC proposes ban on smokeless tobacco use at baseball stadiums (5 news outlets)

• 02-25-16:

  NYC May Crack Down On Non-Tobacco Smoking Too (gothamist, Miranda Katz).

• 02-25-16:

  Hookah Bars May Soon Be a Lot Tougher to Find (New York Magazine, Samuel Lieberman)

• 02-25-16:

  Rutgers Camden campus considers a smokefree policy (The Daily Targum, Noa Halff)

• 02-25-16: *

  Why is Christie opposed to a beach smoking ban? (Asbury Park Press, Bob Jordan)

• 02-24-16:

  Seton Hall University promotes 25 ft smokefree zone (The Setonian, Samantha Todd)

• 02-23-16: *

  Listen to GASP on talk radio with Dom Giordano WPHT 1210am on Tobacco 21 and Smokefree Parks bills (earned media)

• 02-22-16: *

  *Smokefree parks bill voted through NJ Assembly Tourism Committee (Asbury Park, Associated Press, Brick Shorebeat)

• 02-22-16: *

  Smokefree parks and tobacco 21 bills move forward in NJ Assembly (The Record, John Ensslin)

• 02-22-16: *

  NJ State bill to raise age to 21 passes in Committee (NJ 101.5 FM, David Matthau)

• 02-13-16:

  Star-Ledger Wants Flavored E-cigs Banned in NJ (Star-Ledger Editorial Board)

• 02-04-16: *

  Governor Christie vetoes age 21 bill, Wayne continues its spot checks (Wayne Today, reporter Debra Winters)

• 02-03-16:

  Stop Corrupting Kids with Flavored Vapes (Star-Ledger Editorial)

• 02-01-16:

  Films showing smoking scenes should be rated to protect children from tobacco addiction (WHO)

• 02-01-16:

  WHO ask for ratings if films show smoking scenes (WHO press release)

• 01-27-16:

  Berkley Raises Smoking Age to 21 (PR Newswire, Henry Philofsky)

• 01-25-16:

  CDC airs new ads on quitting smoking

• 01-25-16:

  NYU Researchers show danger to hookah lounge workers from secondhand smoke exposure (NYU press release)

• 01-19-16:

  UPMC Study Shows the Dangers of Smoking Hookah (CBS Pittsburgh, James Garrity)

• 01-19-16:

  Study shows a NJ smoker spends $1.2 million over lifetime related to their smoking (NJ 101.5 reporter Louis Hochman, Wallet Hub reporter Richie Bernardo)

• 01-19-16:

  NJ Gov. Christie vetoes tobacco 21 age of sale bill; signs into law requiring child-resistant nicotine packaging (Star-Ledger, Item of Millburn/Short Hills,)

• 01-19-16: *

  NJ Gov. Christie vetoes tobacco 21 age of sale bill; signs into law requiring child-resistant nicotine packaging (Star-Ledger, Wall Street Journal, Item of Millburn/Short Hills)

• 01-19-16: *

  Update: Millburn advocates sounds off as Christie vetoes Tobacco 21 bill (The Item of Millburn & Short Hills)

• 01-19-16: *

  Millburn advocates sound off as Christie faces tobacco bill deadline (The Item of Millburn & Short Hills)

• 01-17-16: *

  NYC Comptroller hosts Rally to stop marketing e-cigarettes to kids (NY1)

• 01-14-16:

  Checked airline luggage with an e-cigarette led to smoke in plane’s cargo section (KITV News, reporter Ann Sterling)

• 01-14-16: *

  NYC Comptroller to hold rally to stop e-cigarette marketing to kids (Brooklyn Reader)

• 01-12-16:

  New Jersey may be second state to raise smoking age to 21 (Ben Finley, NorthJersey.com)

• 01-11-16:

  The federal U.S. Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act awaits Pres. Obama’s signing

• 01-11-16:

  Hookah smoke is higher levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide, compared to cigarettes (University of Pittsburgh)

• 01-11-16:

  Gov. Christie gets bill banning tobacco sales to those under 21 (Susan K.Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 01-08-16:

  Study shows levels of selected carcinogens and toxicants in vapour from electronic cigarettes. (Tobacco Control Journal)

• 01-08-16:

  NJ May Raise Legal Age to Buy Cigarettes (Erin Delmore, NJTV News)

• 01-07-16:

  5 big things N.J. lawmakers are frantically trying to squeeze in (Brent Johnson and Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 01-07-16:

  N.J. lawmakers vote to raise age to buy cigarettes from 19 to 21 (Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 01-07-16: *

  Tobacco 21 passes NJ Assembly Committee (Wall Street Journal, Reporter Kate King; The Record, John C. Ensslin)

• 01-07-16:

  NJ inches closer to setting legal age for tobacco at 21 (NJ101.5, Kevin McArdle)

• 01-06-16:

  E-cigarette marketing reaches kids (Bloomberg BNA, Martina Barash)

• 01-05-16:

  Exposure to Electronic Cigarette Advertising Among Middle School and High School Students — United States, 2014 (CDC Vital Signs MMWR)

• 01-04-16:

  Norwegian Medical Association wants to ban tobacco sales to citizens born after year 2000. (The Independent UK, Jeff Staufenberg)

• 01-03-16:

  Malaysian State of Terengganu bans sale of electronic smoking devices and liquids (The Times)

• 01-02-16:

  Bill to raise age of sale of tobacco in New Jersey still pending in State Assembly (CBS Philly, David Madden)

• 01-01-16:

  Ireland bans smoking in cars with children under age 18 inside (Ireland TV)

• 01-01-16:

  2016 starts new tobacco laws in Canada (CBC News New Brunswick; City News)

• 12-29-15:

  San Diego State University to study thirdhand smoke in homes (San Diego State University)

• 12-29-15: *

  NJ bill to require child-resistant liquid nicotine packaging awaits Governor’s signature (WMBC-TV, Anchor Mark Fontes)

• 12-28-15:

  Electronic cigarettes induce DNA strand breaks and cell death independently of nicotine in cell lines (Oral Oncology Journal)

• 12-28-15:

  U.S. Navy to comply with Hawaii’s new tobacco 21 law 

• 12-25-15:

  U.S. FTC to study marketing/sales techniques of e-cig marketers (The Gothamist, Nathan Tempey)

• 12-22-15: *

  Egg Harbor Twp makes parks tobacco-free (Shore News Today, Laura Stetser)

• 12-21-15:

  CDC Report: Preventing and Reducing Illicit Tobacco Trade in the United States (CDC)

• 12-20-15: *

  NJ considers raising age to 21 to be sold tobacco (Philadelphia Inquirer, reporter Melanie Burney)

• 12-20-15:

  NJ could raise smoking age to 21 (Courier-Post, Kim Mulford)

• 12-18-15:

  Boston requires age 21 to be sold tobacco and electronic smoking devices (The Boston Globe, John Ellement)

• 12-17-15:

  Egg Harbor Township approves smoking ban (Nicholas Huba, Press of Atlantic City)

• 12-16-15:

  Associations between lifetime tobacco exposure with infertility and age at natural menopause: the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study (Tobacco Control Journal)

• 12-12-15:

  NJ Smoking Age May Be Raised To 21 (South Orange Patch, Eric Kiefer)

• 12-11-15:

  U.S. Senate unanimously passes Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act 

• 12-10-15:

  NJ Lawmakers consider boosting the age to sell tobacco to 21 (The Record’s State House Bureau, Reporters Dustin Racioppi and Salvador Rizzo) 

• 12-10-15: *

  Local Bergen County resident’s commitment to Tobacco 21 (Twin-Boro News, Assistant Editor Philip DeVencentis)

• 12-10-15:

  Montclair Bans Head Shops In N-C Zones (Eric Kiefer, Montclair Patch)

• 12-10-15:

  No cigarettes until you’re 21: N.J. lawmakers push bill raising tobacco sales age (Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 12-10-15: *

  Should legal age to buy cigarettes in N.J. be raised to 21? (Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 12-10-15:

  Study links e-cigarettes to incurable disease called ‘Popcorn Lung’ (South China Morning Post; Harvard School of Public Health)

• 12-10-15:

  Assembly Panel Advances Pinkin & Sumter Legislation to Keep Liquid Nicotine out of the Hands of Children (Tapinto Edison)

• 12-08-15:

  New report shows NJ ranks last for funding tobacco control programs (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids press release)

• 12-08-15:

  Harvard study shows hazardous chemicals in e-cigarette vapors (Harvard School of Public Health)

• 12-08-15:

  The Truth Initiative publishes its report on achieving health equity in tobacco control.

• 12-03-15:

  Thirdhand smoke contamination in hospital settings: assessing exposure risk for vulnerable paediatric patients (Tobacco Control Journal)

• 12-03-15:

  Highly Reactive Free Radicals in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols (Chemical Research in Toxicology)

• 11-28-15:

  North Carolina’s child-resistant nicotine packaging law takes effect Dec. 1 (Winston-Salem Journal, Richard Craver)

• 11-23-15:

  Truth Initiative report shows e-cigarette marketing appeals to youth (Truth Initiative press release)

• 11-23-15:

  E-cigarette explosion breaks Memphis native’s neck, almost paralyzes him for life (New York Daily News, Alfred NG)

• 11-23-15:

  Proposed federal budget to cut tobacco control spending (NY Times Editorial Board)

• 11-20-15:

  Montclair Township Council gives head shops thumbs down and wishes to regulate “Vape Shops” (The Montclair Times, Nicholas Katzban)

• 11-19-15: *

  Hillsdale council says no to tobacco sales change (Pascack Valley Community Life, Katherine Milsop)

• 11-19-15:

  Lawsuit Exposes Cancer-Causing Chemicals from E-cigarettes (Center for Environmental Health, Press release)

• 11-18-15:

  Smokeless Tobacco More Toxic Than Cigarettes, Study Says (TIMES)

• 11-16-15: *

  The Record’s Editorial in support of making HUD housing 100% smokefree (The Record’s Editorial Board)

• 11-13-15:

  Adult smoking rates decline in U.S. (MMWR report)

• 11-12-15: *

  All Federally-Funded Housing is proposed to go Smokefree (Northjersey.Com, Monsy Alvarado, John Sealsy And Anrew Wyrich; Associated Press) 

• 11-12-15: *

  Wyckoff imposes new smoking, tobacco sales restriction (Wyckoff Suburban News, Rebecca Greene)

• 11-10-15:

  Wycoff Raises Age to Purchase Cigarettes to 21 (Patch News, Daniel Hubbard)

• 11-10-15: *

  Essex County parks go Smoke-free (New Jersey Hills News)

• 11-09-15: *

  GASP Intern, Kadek featured in Montclair State University Magazine (The Magazine of MSU, Amy Wagner)

• 11-05-15:

  Pakistan moves towards restricting smoking in Sheesha Cafes (The Express Tribune with the International NY Times, Hasnaat Malik)

• 11-01-15:

  E-cigarette online retailers use social networking with limited health warnings, and age verification (Drug Alcohol Dependence)

• 11-01-15:

  Watching e-cigarette ads influences the intent to use the product (AJPM)

• 10-30-15:

  Delran in Burlington County is poised to make its parks smokefree (Burlington County Times, Todd McHale)

• 10-29-15:

  State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Coverage (CDC)

• 10-29-15:

  Paterson raises age of sale for tobacco to age 21 (Paterson Press, Joe Malinconico)

• 10-29-15:

  Wyckoff proposes stubbing nicotine sales to those under 21 (Wyckoff Suburban News, Rebecca Greene)

• 10-29-15:

  Two NJ Stores may be Banned from Selling Tobacco for 30 Days (Star-Ledger, Jessica Mazzola)

• 10-29-15:

  Increase in death rates due to smoking in China (South China Morning Post, Alberto Lucas Lopez)

• 10-29-15: *

  Hillsdale poised to raise age to 21 to be sold tobacco (Pascack Valley Community Life, Katherine Milsop)

• 10-28-15:

  Queens Councilman proposes smoking ban in NYC housing (Daily News, Erin Durkin)

• 10-28-15: *

  Paterson raises the age to be sold tobacco products to 21 (Paterson Times, Jayed Rahman)

• 10-28-15:

  Link between hookah smoking and oral health problems (American Dental Association) 

• 10-26-15:

  American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends age 21 to be sold tobacco and e-cigarettes (AAP press release)

• 10-26-15:

  U.S. Department of Transportation bans electronic smoking devices in checked airline bags (USDOT)

• 10-26-15:

  Smoking Now Banned Outside Ocean County Library Entrances ( Brick Shorebeat, Daniel Nee)

• 10-25-15:

  Paterson, N.J Could Increase Tobacco Purchase Age to 21 (Halfwheel, Patrick Lagreid)

• 10-22-15:

  Montclair Times Opinion Editorial supporting smokefree Essex county parks (Montclair Times, Editorial Board)

• 10-22-15:

  Hillsdale proposed tobacco 21 ordinance (The Hillsdale Patch, Daniel Hubbard)

• 10-22-15:

  Belleville Board Of Education votes to designate smoke-free zones at schools (Belleville Times, Roman j. Uschak)

• 10-22-15:

  Hillsdale proposed tobacco 21 ordinance (Wyckoff Patch, Daniel Hubbard)

• 10-21-15:

  Vaping Not a Safe Alternative to Cigarettes (Ramapo News, Pauline Park)

• 10-20-15:

  Hillsdale N.J looks to raise age of sale for tobacco to 21 (The Record, Andrew Wyrich)

• 10-18-15: *

  Essex County’s new smokefree parks law includes Montclair’s county parks (Montclair Times, Nicholas Katzban)

• 10-16-15:

  Pennsylvania introduces bill to increase age to 21 for tobacco sales and purchase (ABC News 27, Andrew Forgotch)

• 10-16-15:

  Wildwood Vaping Expo Canceled after Violation of Smoke Free Air Act (Press of Atlantic City, Michael Miller)

• 10-16-15: *

  Fort Lee discusses a Tobacco 21 ordinance (Fort Lee Suburbanite, Svetlana Shkolnikova)

• 10-15-15:

  Roselle Park Cigar Lounge allows smoking without a License (Roselle Park News, Saul Qersdyn)

• 10-14-15:

  Federal lawmakers want to raise smoking age to 21 (NJToday.net, Staff Reporter)

• 10-12-15:

  HBCU Push for Smoke Free Campuses (The Louisiana Weekly, Frederick H. Lowe)

• 10-12-15:

  U.S. Food & Drug Administration launches hip hop tobacco free youth campaign (FDA)

• 10-11-15:

  World Health Organization urges China to curb smoking rates (WHO, Wu, Linlin)

• 10-08-15: *

  Paterson City Council considers Tobacco 21 ordinance (Paterson Times, reporter Jayed Rahman)

• 10-07-15: *

  Essex County Freeholders make county parks smokefree (Three Earned Media Stories: Star-Ledger, reporter Jessica Mazzola;Tapinto; Baristanet, Georgette Gilmore )

• 09-30-15:

  France’s consumer protection agency issues e-cigarette refill warning (The Connexion)

• 09-30-15:

  2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey Finds 7 out of 10 Students who use tobacco also use flavored tobacco or e-cigarettes (September 30, 2015 MMWR Report on CDC studies)

• 09-29-15:

  Nicotine poisoning of young children increases 800% from 2012-2014; Attorneys General call for federal regulation (NY Attorney General’s website)

• 09-28-15:

  Additional funding awarded to further investigate the link between thirdhand smoke and cancer (University of California, Julia Chao)

• 09-28-15:

  Tobacco Exposure Linked to Behavioral Problems in Children (University Herald)

• 09-26-15:

  Pushing for the Global Gaming Expo to Discuss Smoke Free Casinos (Las Vegas Review Journal, Howard Stutz)

• 09-21-15:

  HUD Publishes new Video on Smoke-Free Housing Policies (HUD.gov)

• 09-21-15:

  Pot Use Increasing as Legalization Gains Steam (LifeZette News, Kevin Sabet)

• 09-21-15:

  FDA Announces Guidance for Tobacco Retailers on Tobacco Products Not Substantially Equivalent (FederalRegister.gov)

• 09-19-15:

  Opinion: Raising Tobacco Purchasing to 21 Cuts Down on Smokers (Star Ledger,Senator Richard Codey)

• 09-17-15:

  Massachusetts establishes 18 years as minimum age of sale statewide; passes stronger regulation on child-resistant Packaging (The Daily Item, Gayla Cawley)

• 09-15-15: *

  Hillsdale Considers Tobacco 21 Policy (NorthJersey.com, Andrew Wyrich)

• 09-15-15:

  Study indicates nicotine exposure from e-cigarettes during late prenatal and early postnatal life may cause persistent behavioral change (PLOS One)

• 09-15-15:

  Harmons and Stop&Shop in Westfield sold tobacco products to minors.(Tapinto.net, Jill D’ambrosio )

• 09-15-15:

  Smoking to be banned from Play Parks (Edinburgh News, John-Paul Holden)

• 09-15-15:

  F.D.A Bans 4 Cigarette Products Produced by R.J. Reynolds (New York Times, Sabrina Tavernise)

• 09-14-15:

  R.J. Reynolds Hit with $34.7M Verdict for Family of Air Force Sergeant who died of Cancer (ABAJournal.com, Victor Li)

• 09-09-15:

  Teens Find New Use for E-Cigarette: Vaping Marijuana (USA Today, Christine Rushton)

• 09-09-15:

  E-cigarettes serve as a gateway to conventional smoking’ for teens and young adults (Medical News Today, Honor Whiteman)

• 09-05-15:

  Egg Harbor Township considers smokefree parks policy (Press of Atlantic City, reporter Nicholas Huba)

• 09-04-15:

  American Association of Family Physicians Requests FDA Require Warnings On Liquid Nicotine And Require Child-Resistant Packaging (AAFP)

• 09-04-15:

  Clifton seeks tougher smoking penalties (The Clifton Journal, Tony Gicas)

• 09-02-15:

  Center for Environmental Health’s study found high levels of cancer-causing chemicals in e-cigarettes (CEH)

• 09-01-15:

  China bans tobacco ads in public places and to minors (WHO, Press release)

• 08-31-15:

  Massachusetts smokefree casino opening leads to reduced gaming at smoking-permitted Rhode Island casino

• 08-31-15:

  Study Finds E-Cigarette Liquid Lethal to Children if Ingested (Astro Awani Network News)

• 08-27-15: *

  Hillsdale plans to add e-cigarettes to their tobacco 19 ordinance (Pascack Valley Community Life, reporter Lianna Albrizio)

• 08-27-15:

  FDA takes action against three tobacco manufacturers for making “additive-free” and/or “natural” claims on cigarette labeling (Michael Felberbaum)

• 08-26-15:

  Study shows Smokefree Apartment Policies Beneficial to Owners and Residents (MedicalXpress.com, South Dakota State University)

• 08-26-15:

  Teens who use e-cigarettes are more likely to start smoking regular tobacco. (JAMA)

• 08-24-15:

  UK Isle of Jersey to ban smoking in cars with under age 18 (Channel – ITV News)

• 08-24-15:

  Cinnaminson Township Parks and Municipal Properties go Smokefree! (Burlington County Times, Todd McHale)

• 08-20-15: *

  Hillsdale NJ adds in e-cigarettes to their tobacco 19 ordinance (The Record, Andrew Wyrich)

• 08-20-15:

  Harrah’s New Orleans casino revenues are up after smokefree city law (New Orleans Advocate, Richard Thompson)

• 08-18-15:

  Chicago Tribune’s editorial board supports Tobacco 21 laws (Chicago Tribune)

• 08-14-15:

  Smoking liquid nicotine has the same properties as nitric acid, a chemical that causes cancer (MalayOnline)

• 08-13-15: *

  NY state law on 100 feet smoker buffer zone by after school programs (Post Star)

• 08-12-15: *

  Westwood Passes its Tobacco 21 law

• 08-12-15:

  Malaysian Health Minister recommends no hookah or e-cigarette use (The Star Online)

• 08-11-15:

  Albany Housing Authority goes 100% smokefree, starting January 1, 2016. (Times Union)

• 08-10-15:

  E-cigarette use by youth leads to cigarette smoking (Tobacco Control Journal)

• 08-10-15:

  E-cigarette smolders in airline passenger’s handbag at a U.S. airport (Occupational Health & Safety)

• 08-10-15: *

  Tenafly Passes Tobacco 21 Ordinance

• 08-06-15:

  Philadelphia’s smoking ban slowly in effect

• 08-06-15:

  Boulder County Housing Authority expands smokefree policy to include marijuana and e-cigarettes (Times-Call)

• 08-06-15:

  Geneva Housing Authority board approves smoking ban (Finger Lakes Times, David L. Shaw)

• 08-04-15:

  CVS stock climbs 47% in the last 12 months, after stopping sales of tobacco (Associated Press)

• 08-03-15:

  Mayor of San Francisco Signs an Ordinance to Ban Smokeless Tobacco from all Public Athletic Fields. ( NY Times)

• 08-01-15:

  College survey shows more likely to start smoking if use e-cigarettes (Journal of Public Health)

• 07-31-15: *

  Edgewater considers raising age to 21 for tobacco sales (Edgewater View, reporter Svetlana Shkolnikova)

• 07-29-15:

  Philadelphia Goes Smokefree in Public Housing (The Inquirer, Michaelle Bond)

• 07-28-15:

  Pediatrics Journal reveals psychosocial factors of teen e-cigarette use (Reuters, Andrew M. Seaman):

• 07-24-15:

  Vaping waste ‘More dangerous than traditional cigarettes’ (Business Waste)

• 07-19-15: *

  Paramus to discuss tobacco 21 sales (The Record, Allison Pries)

• 07-19-15: *

  Health officials bust vendors, promoters at N.J. e-cigarette convention for indoor vaping (The Star- Ledger, Susan K. Livio)

• 07-17-15: *

   Smoking now banned in Trenton’s municipal parks (Star-Ledger, Christina Rojas)

• 07-16-15: *

  Tenafly proposes new age limit to purchase tobacco products (Passaic Valley Today, Robert Christie)

• 07-15-15:

  Beijing Smoking Ban shows compliance in 1st month One (Editor Yan, Xinhau News Agency CNN Reporter: Katie Hunt)

• 07-15-15:

  Gaming industry commentary to prepare for smokefree gaming

• 07-14-15: *

  WGHT Radio1500 AM interviews GASP on Raising the Age of Sale for Tobacco to 21(WGHT radio, reporter Chris Thomas)

• 07-14-15: *

  WBGO 88.3 FM Radio interviews GASP on Raising the Age of Sale for Tobacco to 21 (WBGO Radio and print, reporter Phil Gregory)

• 07-13-15: *

  Rutherford becomes the 9th N.J town to raise the age of sale of tobacco to 21 (The Record, reporter Linda Moss)

• 07-10-15:

  Hillsdale to raise age of tobacco/cigarette sales to 19

• 07-09-15:

  Westwood Health Dept. Wants Tobacco 21 & Vaping Restrictions (Pascack Valley Community Life, Sarah Nolan)

• 07-09-15:

  Rutherford Proposes Tobacco 21

• 07-08-15: *

  GASP selected as semifinalist in Start Something challenge 

• 07-08-15:

  Princeton adopts new no-smoking rule (The Daily Princetonian, Jacob Donnelly)

• 07-08-15: *

  NJ Towns are raising the age to 21 to be sold tobacco (Star Ledger, reporter Dave Hutchinson)

• 07-07-15:

  Delaware bans e-cigarette use inside public places and workplaces ( The News Journal, Jon Offredo)

• 07-06-15:

  Westwood expected to go tobacco 21

• 07-06-15:

  CDC study finds 75% of adults in favor of raising the age to 21 for tobacco sales

• 07-02-15:

  The Trentonian columnist concerned about smokefree parks ordinance (Trentonian, La Parker)

• 07-02-15:

  Brown, Blumenthal and Democratic Senate Colleagues Issue Joint Statement on U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Lobbying for Big Tobacco (Press Releases, United States Senator Sherrod Brown)

• 07-01-15:

  Terrace bans smoking indoors (The Daily Princetonian, Jessica Li)

• 07-01-15:

  Parents Unaware of Negative Health Effects from Hookah Smoking (Daedalus Enterprises Respiratory Care Journal)

• 06-30-15:

  Millville’s public housing going smokefree (NJ.com, Don E. woods)

• 06-30-15:

  U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes tobacco control

• 06-30-15:

  Trenton City Council reconsiders smoking ban in parks

• 06-29-15:

  North Andover, Massachusetts raises the age of tobacco sales to 21

• 06-28-15:

  Fox News reports on trending tobacco 21 laws

• 06-27-15:

  Asbury Park Press editorial in favor of no smoking in cars with kids

• 06-25-15:

  Millville Housing Authority set to ban smoking

• 06-25-15:

  Washington Post reports Hawaii raises smoking age to 21

• 06-25-15:

  Tenafly, NJ hears information on benefits to raise age of sale for tobacco products (Northern Valley Suburbanite, Robert Christie)

• 06-24-15: *

  Rutherford introduces ban on nicotine sales to those under 21 (The Record, Reporter Linda Moss)

• 06-23-15:

  More teens using e-cigs and hookahs (Health Day, Mary Elizabeth Dallas)

• 06-23-15: *

  North Plainfield considers resolution in support of statewide tobacco 21 law (Courier News, Reporter Mike Deak)

• 06-23-15:

  NY Attorney General settles with e-liquid manufacturers violating NY state law that requires child-resistant packaging

• 06-22-15:

  Hawaii State Beaches and Parks Go Smokefree

• 06-22-15:

  FDA reports increase in incident reports from non-using consumers on Electronic Smoking Devices

• 06-19-15:

  Public health groups are troubled by U.S. House bill that eases e-cigarette regulation

• 06-18-15: *

  Belleville bans smoking in public parks and recreational facilities (Belleville Times, Roman J. Uschak)

• 06-17-15:

  Needham, Massachussetts 10-year study shows drop in teen smoking after raising tobacco age of sale to 21 in 2005.

• 06-17-15:

  Ifs, Ands or Butts: Barnegat Light, NJ Proposes Smoking Ban on Beaches

• 06-17-15:

  Philadelphia Housing Authority bans smoking in all housing units (Philadelphia Inquirer, Madeline R. Conway)

• 06-17-15: *

  WMBC-TV Interviews GASP on Proposed Ban on Smoking in Cars with Children (TV, WMBC-TV, Reporter Lisa Voyticki)

• 06-16-15:

  North Plainfield, NJ may raise tobacco sale age to 21

• 06-16-15: *

  N.J. lawmakers advance bill banning smoking in cars with kids (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan K. Livio)

• 06-16-15: *

  Proposed Bill on Banning Smoking in Cars with Children Passes Senate Committee (TV, NJTV, Reporter Michael Hill)

• 06-15-15:

  NJ Senator Vitale’s bill banning smoking in cars with children passes Senate Health Committee (NJ 101.5)

• 06-15-15:

  NJ Panel OK’s Bill Banning Smoking in Vehicles when Kids Present (6ABC Action News)

• 06-12-15: *

  North Plainfield Moves Step Closer to Raising Legal Smoking Age (North Plainfield/Green Brook/Watchung TAP News, Reporter Victoria Caruso)

• 06-11-15: *

  S2988 would allow smoking in a proposed private research facility (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Matt Friedman)

• 06-11-15: *

  Millburn celebrates smokefree parks with ribbon-cutting ceremony (The Item, Reporter Cecilia Levine)

• 06-11-15: *

  WMBC-TV interviews GASP on raising tobacco age of sale to 21 (TV, WMBC-TV, Reporter Lisa Voyticki)

• 06-10-15:

  Study finds E-Cigarettes and Vapes used Alongside Traditional Cigarettes (Reuters, Jilian Mincer)

• 06-10-15: *

  American Medical Association recommends tobacco 21 (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan Livio)

• 06-10-15:

  Reuters survey finds dual use of traditional smoking and e-cigarette vaping (Reuters, Jilian Mincer)

• 06-09-15:

   American Medical Association adopts resolution to require liquid nicotine be packaged in child-resistant containers.

• 06-09-15:

  American Medical Association wants to require 21 age of sale for e-cigarettes

• 06-06-15:

  Royal College of Physicians reports on dangers of shisha smoking

• 06-05-15: *

  Dom Giordano Talk Radio 1210AM Philadelphia interviews GASP on smokefree cars for kids (Radio, WPHT 1210-AM Radio, Dom Giordano)

• 06-04-15: *

  N.J. Senator Vitale introduces bill to ban smoking in cars with children (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan Livio)

• 06-04-15:

  Oxford Journal Study Shows Effect of a Digital Social Media Campaign on Young Adult Smoking Cessation

• 06-02-15:

  California Senate passes bill to raise the age to 21 for sales of tobacco and electronic smoking devices

• 06-02-15:

  N.J. Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Smoking with Children in Car

• 06-02-15: *

  N.J. Drivers Who Smoke With Kids In Car Could Face Fines (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan Livio)

• 06-02-15: *

  Bill Introduced in New Jersey State Senate Would Ban Smoking in Cars with Children (TV, ABCTV, Reporter Michelle Charlesworth)

• 06-01-15:

  Beijing Bans Public Smoking, but Enforcement Poses a Challenge

• 05-27-15:

  Final Vote for Belleville Smoking Ban Pushed Back to June 9 (Belleville Patch, Eric Kiefer)

• 05-27-15: *

  Kean University launches global business practicum with GASP

• 05-25-15:

  Teen use of E-cigs up dramatically, according to the CDC

• 05-21-15:

  Kingman approves law banning smoking while driving with kids. (DailyMiner, Doug McMurdo)

• 05-16-15:

  University of Texas study finds 25% of college smokers using e-cigarettes

• 05-16-15:

  University of Texas study finds 25% of college smokers using e-cigarettes

• 05-15-15:

  $183 million are the estimated health care costs associated with secondhand smoke exposure in the home

• 05-13-15:

  N.Y. State lawmakers want e-cigs banned in indoor public places and workplaces

• 05-13-15:

  Hookah steam stones lead to false sense of security

• 05-13-15:

  North Plainfield N.J. considers tobacco 21 ordinance

• 05-10-15:

  Beijing smoking ban to be enforced starting June 1

• 05-08-15:

  Harvard Medical School says e-cigarettes are a risky choice

• 05-07-15:

  American College of Physicians says ban e-cigarette flavorings, and usage where smoking is banned

• 05-05-15:

  E-cigarette vapor hurts lung cells; long-term exposure can lead to COPD and emphysema

• 05-01-15:

  Russia offers smoking cessation to combat high smoking rates amongst women and young people

• 04-30-15:

  Japan Tobacco acquires Logic e-cigarette company

• 04-30-15:

  Study shows senior citizens benefit from quitting smoking

• 04-30-15:

  Montclair residents concerned about paraphernalia shop near a school bus stop and school

• 04-30-15:

  Lucas Ohio Housing Authority goes 100% smokefree as of May 1, 2015

• 04-30-15:

  Ontario Canada bans all flavored tobacco products including menthol as of May 31, 2015

• 04-29-15:

  Former Revel Casino May Re-Open This Summer

• 04-29-15:

  Seton Hall University considers smokefree zones on campus

• 04-29-15:

  UK bans ‘Sultry’ E-Cigarette Advertisement

• 04-28-15:

  Some States Receive Money Annually From The Master Tobacco Settlement

• 04-28-15:

  Luxury Rentals Go Smokefree

• 04-28-15: *

  Surge in Bergen County towns raising age of tobacco and e-cigarette sales to 21 (The Record, Reporter Linda Moss)

• 04-28-15:

  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation blogs on need to regulate e-cigarettes

• 04-25-15:

  Cigarette litter is #2 type of debris picked up at annual NJ beach sweeps

• 04-25-15:

  Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health call for total ban on e-cigarette products

• 04-25-15:

  Bogota N.J.’s Parks Go Smokefree

• 04-24-15:

  Hawaii Governor Ige signs law banning e-cig use where smoking already banned by state law

• 04-24-15:

  Hawaii awaits Governor’s signature on a law banning tobacco an e-cigarette sales to persons under age 21

• 04-23-15:

  NJ Governor Christie at Cedar Grove Town Hall on why he vetoed the statewide smokefree parks bill

• 04-23-15: *

  City raises age to buy tobacco products in Garfield N.J. (Community News, Reporter Kristie Cattafi)

• 04-22-15: *

  Princeton becomes 7th N.J. town prohibiting tobacco sales to customers under 21 (Two Earned Media Stories: Times of Trenton, Reporter Nicole Mulvaney; Associated Press)

• 04-22-15: *

  GASP Presents at Sustainable Living Empowerment Conference (Essex County Place)

• 04-21-15:

  The Wall Street Journal Reports on Competitive Vaping

• 04-21-15:

  Princeton seeks to prohibit tobacco sales under the age of 21

• 04-21-15:

  E-liquids when vaporized create formaldehyde, a human carcinogen

• 04-19-15:

  Second-Hand Smoke: Are Your Plants Passive Smokers?

• 04-18-15:

  Study: E-cigarettes may cause cancer-like cell growth

• 04-17-15:

  NJ Monthly Magazine Features Article on Electronic Smoking Devices

• 04-17-15:

  E-Cigarettes Setting Off Fire Alarms in NJ Dorms

• 04-16-15:

  CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) releases 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey results

• 04-16-15:

  Use of E-Cigarettes Rises Sharply Among Teenagers, Report Says

• 04-16-15:

  Highland Parks NJ Adopts 21 Age of Sale for Tobacco Products Including Electronic Smoking Devices

• 04-16-15:

  Drew University Senior Kathleen O’Neill wins 2nd place at NJ DEP Mapping Contest

• 04-15-15:

  Sulphur Council passes ban on tobacco products, e-cigarettes in public establishments

• 04-14-15:

  Newton proposes to limit vape shops and tobacconist stores in commercial zones.

• 04-13-15:

  NY State toddler dies from ingesting liquid nicotine

• 04-13-15:

  City of Sulphur Bans Smoking in Bars and Casinos

• 04-13-15:

  Warning Letters Issued to E-Cigarette Companies Illegally Making FDA-Related Claims

• 04-13-15:

  Smokers at 1.5 times higher diabetes risk

• 04-11-15:

  Addiction Links Between Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana

• 04-10-15:

  Bogota NJ moves forward with smokefree parks

• 04-10-15:

  Smokefree casinos and public places takes effect April 22, 2015; Harrah’s Casino denied a delay.

• 04-09-15:

  Allendale NJ Adopts Smokefree Parks Policy

• 04-09-15:

  Princeton Ordinance Prohibiting Sale of Tobacco Products To Get Public Hearing

• 04-08-15:

  Secondhand Smoke Exposure Still Higher Among Certain Demographics

• 04-08-15:

  Fort Lee, NJ Smoking Banned at Outdoor Restaurants

• 04-07-15:

  Revel sold to Glenn Straub

• 04-07-15:

  Smokefree Maryland casino revenues increase by 10%

• 04-06-15:

  April 6 -12, 2015 is “Public Health Week” in New Jersey!

• 04-03-15:

  New Rule Bans Smoking in Air Force Recreation Areas

• 04-02-15:

  Celebrate National OMMH month and Tobacco-Free Living for the Newark’s Ivy Hill Neighborhood Association

• 04-02-15:

  Celebrate National OMMH month and Tobacco-Free Living in Belleville

• 04-02-15: *

  N.J. Marketplace Insurers Don’t Deliver Full Suite of Anti-Smoking Drugs (NJ Spotlight, Reporter Andrew Kitchenman)

• 04-02-15:

  Exposure to tobacco smoke makes the bacteria MRSA more aggressive

• 04-02-15:

  State Department of Labor reaches decision on County employee’s lawsuit

• 04-01-15:

  Princeton Considers Raising Legal Age to Buy Tobacco

• 04-01-15:

  Montana’s Health Board Starts to Weigh Casino Smoke Room Rules

• 03-31-15:

  Princeton raising the age of tobacco sales to 21 (Times of Trenton and Planet Princeton)

• 03-31-15:

  Bergen Record Editorial Board supports Fort Lee’s 100% smokefree outdoor dining law

• 03-30-15:

  Queens NY Community Board 8 approves of smokefree housing resolution

• 03-27-15:

  Federal Trade Commission report shows tobacco industry spent $9.6 billion per year to market/advertise cigarettes (FTC press release) 

• 03-27-15:

  FTC Releases Reports on 2012 Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures

• 03-27-15: *

  Fort Lee bans smoking in outdoor restaurants and cafes (The Bergen Record, Reporter Lihn Tat)

• 03-26-15:

  CDC anti-smoking ads target e-cigarettes for first time, highlight tobacco’s links to variety of diseases

• 03-26-15:

  Diacetyl e-liquid flavoring ingredient linked to a rare lung disease.

• 03-25-15:

  Advocates push to raise smoking age to 21 in Rhode Island

• 03-24-15:

  Can Smoke-Free Casinos Still Cash In?

• 03-21-15:

  China plans to regulate e-cigarette production, sales, use

• 03-19-15:

  The Daily Princetonian Letter to the editor: On Princeton Board of Health’s proposed tobacco sale prohibitions

• 03-19-15:

  Ulster County in NY bans the use of e-cigarettes inside public places and workplaces

• 03-18-15:

  Consumer Reports: Ban Smoking in Homes and Cars

• 03-18-15: *

  Garfield considers raising the age to be sold tobacco to 21 (Community News, Reporter Kristie Cattafi)

• 03-17-15:

  Approval of Powdered Alcohol Raises Concerns About Use

• 03-17-15:

  Springfield Massachusetts Housing Authority bans the use of electronic smoking devices on all 27 sites.

• 03-16-15:

  American Journal of Preventive Medicine study concludes nicotine is harmful to adolescent brain development, concern with e-cigarette use

• 03-12-15:

  NJ Health Commissioner issues press release on e-nicotine poisoning

• 03-12-15:

  IOM concludes raising age of tobacco sales to 21 saves lives

• 03-12-15:

  Calls increase to NJ Poison Center on e-liquid nicotine poisoning

• 03-11-15:

  UK votes to ban cigarette pack branding, industry threatens legal action

• 03-11-15:

  Judge blocks DC man from smoking in his own home temporarily

• 03-06-15:

  Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Publishes Guidance to Employers on Integrating E-Cigarettes/Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Into Tobacco Worksite Policy

• 03-06-15:

  Highland Park may raise age for buying cigarettes to 21

• 03-02-15:

  OSU Release White Paper on Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21

• 03-02-15:

  The New Jersey Poison Information & Education System Issues Media Alerts On Dangers Of Tobacco Products Including E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Liquids

• 03-02-15:

  Smoking increases the risk of breast cancer by 30% in women age 55+

• 02-27-15:

  Jersey City hookah lounge’s food license suspended for illegal smoking

• 02-26-15: *

  Bogota’s new ordinance raises the age of selling tobacco and electronic smoking devices to 21 (Bogota Bulletin, Reporter Mark Krulish)

• 02-26-15:

  Smoking increases risk of 13+ cancers; smoking accounts for 20% of U.S. deaths per year

• 02-23-15: *

  The Times of Trenton’s Editorial supports Princeton’s 21 age of tobacco sale ordinance (Times of Trenton Editorial Board)

• 02-21-15:

  El Paso Housing Authority goes smoke-free including marijuana smoking

• 02-19-15: *

  Princeton Board of Health interested in tobacco 21 age of sale (The Princeton Packet, Reporter Philip Sean Curran)

• 02-19-15: *

  Bogota N.J. considers smokefree parks (Bogota Bulletin, Reporter Mark Krulish)

• 02-17-15:

  Trenton NJ Considers Smoking Ban and Enforcement

• 02-17-15:

  Jails Selling E-Cigarettes to Inmates

• 02-15-15:

  Schools Start Treating e-Cigarettes as Drug Paraphernalia

• 02-12-15:

  American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently revised their definition of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)

• 02-10-15:

  Cigarette smoking and thinning of the brain’s cortex

• 02-09-15:

  Increased risk of diabetes to daughters exposed to tobacco smoke in utero

• 02-05-15:

  North Wildwood NJ Introduces Smokefree Parks Ordinance

• 02-04-15:

  Secondhand Smoke Goes Electronic With Damaging Free Radicals From E-Cig Vapor

• 02-03-15:

  CDC Vital Signs and MMR report focuses on second-hand smoke

• 02-03-15:

  Smokers are on board with e-cigarette regulations, Rutgers finds

• 02-03-15:

  Buffalo NY bans e-cigs in same spots as tobacco products

• 01-30-15:

  States Dash to Regulate E-Cigarettes

• 01-28-15:

  California health officials declare e-cigarettes a health threat, urge tougher regulations

• 01-27-15:

  More evidence from California that kids are rapidly taking up ecigs, with faster market penetration among younger kids

• 01-26-15:

  E-Cigarettes Would Be Banned in Public Places Under California Bill

• 01-25-15:

  Smoking bans in apartments, condos in Canada

• 01-23-15:

  Packing e-cigarettes in luggage is fire risk, FAA warns

• 01-23-15:

  Luxury Jersey City rental building opens 100% smokefree

• 01-22-15:

  New Orleans bans smoking in casinos and bars

• 01-22-15:

  American Lung Association’s tobacco report card on NJ

• 01-21-15:

  Hidden Formaldehyde in E-Cigarette Aerosols (New England Journal of Medicine, NBC News)

• 01-21-15:

  New York Joins E-Cigarette Regulation Push as Cuomo Backs Bans

• 01-21-15:

  Washington state’s attorney general proposes bill to lift smoking age to 21

• 01-20-15:

  Lorillard (Blu e-cigarette) shareholders approve of sale to Reynolds American

• 01-20-15:

  Lifetime of smoking costs a smoker $1.4 million

• 01-16-15:

  Hackensack officials torn on raising age to buy tobacco

• 01-13-15:

  Ireland’s Health Services Executives issues new smokefree policy

• 01-12-15:

  No Smoke, but Haze Around E-Joint

• 01-12-15:

  Italy moves to widen smoking ban

• 01-09-15:

  New Hampshire bill introduced to revise the indoor smoking act.

• 01-07-15:

  NYC Health Department Investigates Hookah Bars in Violation of NYC’s Smoke-free Air Act

• 01-07-15: *

  FiOS1 News reports on Hackensack considering a tobacco 21 age of sale ordinance (Verizon FIOS1 News, Reporter Jeff Frankel)

• 01-07-15:

  Smoke-free Multiunit Housing: A Review of the Scientific Literature

• 01-07-15:

  Hackensack Officials Consider Raising Age For Tobacco Purchases To 21

• 01-04-15:

  TAU cancels Philip Morris event following pressure from cancer organization

• 01-01-15:

  Suffolk County bans the sale of tobacco, electronic smoking devices and liquid nicotine to person under age 21

• 01-01-15:

  North Carolina Housing Finance Agency requires 100% smokefree policy for new and renovated affordable housing.

• 12-30-14:

  Drivers smoking shisha at the wheel will be fined in UAE

• 12-30-14:

  NY Hedge fund earns $100 million payout from NJ tobacco bond bailout

• 12-29-14:

  Child Labor on U.S. Tobacco Farms (NY Times)

• 12-29-14:

  NY State Bans Sale of Liquid Nicotine to Minors, Requires Child Tamper-Proof Containers

• 12-28-14:

  Bergen Record Editorial in favor of 100% smokefree parks statewide, commending Franklin Lakes

• 12-26-14:

  Study Links The Liquid Used In E-cigarettes To An Increased Risk Of Viral Infections

• 12-25-14:

  Franklin Lakes Adopts Smokefree Parks Policy Including E-Cigarettes

• 12-24-14:

  Race to Deliver Nicotine’s Punch, With Less Risk

• 12-22-14:

  NJ Must Do Better on Tobacco Prevention Efforts (Star Ledger Opinion)

• 12-17-14:

  Hawaii County bans use of electronic cigarettes wherever smoking is banned, including beaches and parks

• 12-17-14: *

  Smoking Down, Vaping Up Among U.S. Teens, Studies show (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Tim Darragh; U.S. Finance Post, Reporter Zachary Harris)

• 12-16-14:

  Columbia Missouri bans tobacco and e-cigarette sales to persons under age 21, bans e-cigarette use inside public places and workplaces

• 12-16-14:

  National Institutes of Health (NIH) Survey Shows Increase in E-Cig Use Among Youth

• 12-15-14:

  New York toddler dies from nicotine liquid poisoning; 1 teaspoon can be lethal for a child

• 12-15-14:

  Former Assemblywoman Quigley calls for taxing E-cigs

• 12-15-14:

  Utah proposes a state tax on electronic smoking devices

• 12-15-14:

  Connecticut and Hawaiian teens use e-cigarettes at alarming rates

• 12-15-14:

  CDC Makes Case for Including E-cigarettes in Clean Indoor Air Laws

• 12-15-14:

  E-Cigarettes May Lure Teens into Traditional Smoking

• 12-14-14:

  E-cigarettes likely to be snuffed out by Greeley City Council

• 12-14-14:

  Macomb, Michigan bans new hookah lounges and minors from possessing hookah paraphernalia

• 12-13-14:

  The New York Times Reports on China’s E-Cigarette Boom Lacks Oversight for Safety

• 12-10-14:

  Government anti-smoking campaign cost just $480 per quitter, study finds

• 12-05-14:

  DOJ Banning Smoking in Federal Prisons

• 12-03-14:

  Hookah Smoke Exposure Doubles Dangerous Benzene Uptake

• 12-02-14:

  ShopRite in Medford and Lawnside, NJ stop sales of tobacco, e-cigarettes

• 12-01-14:

  Metuchen makes its parks smokefree

• 11-28-14:

  Singapore bans the importation, distribution and sale of Shisha (Hookah)

• 11-26-14:

  Italian researchers study e-cigarette use by Italians

• 11-24-14: *

  Princeton University to review smoking policy amid national changes, community complaints (The Daily Princetonian, Reporter Jacob Donnelly)

• 11-24-14:

  Hookah health warning: Researchers say fumes contain killer chemical benzene

• 11-22-14:

  Parsippany NJ student suspended for 4 days from possessing electronic vaporizer

• 11-20-14:

  Franklin Lakes proposes expansion of smoking ban

• 11-17-14:

  Westminster Mass. Considers Ban on Sale of Tobacco Products

• 11-17-14:

  Reynolds Launching Heat-Not-Burn Cigarette

• 11-16-14:

  Secondhand marijuana smoke impairs blood vessel functioning

• 11-13-14:

  NJ Seeks Chewing Tobacco Ban in Schools

• 11-13-14: *

  Newark’s Mayor Baraka signs smokefree parks ordinance at press conference ( Press releases from Newark Mayor Baraka and Councilman Ramos)

• 11-13-14: *

  Teaneck N.J. Bans Tobacco Sales to People Under 21 (The Record, Reporter Aaron Morrison)

• 11-10-14:

  Massachusetts Town Weighs Nation’s 1st Tobacco Ban

• 11-07-14:

  Brigantine enacts smokefree ban in parks

• 11-07-14: *

  Bernards Township discusses health issues with e-cigarettes and other smoked products (Observer Tribune)

• 11-04-14: *

  Bernards Township Municipal Alliance Hosting Educational Seminar on Smoking Devices, Nov. 20 (The Messenger-Gazette)

• 11-04-14:

  Surgeon General’s Guide to Smoking and Diabetes

• 11-01-14:

  No retail impact if tobacco sale age raised to 21, as per American Journal of Public Health

• 10-29-14:

  Massachusetts Town Proposes Ban on All Tobacco Sales

• 10-28-14:

  Metuchen NJ Considers Smoking Ban

• 10-28-14:

  Study on Secondhand smoke Emission Levels in Hookah Cafes in Doha, Qatar

• 10-28-14:

  Wall Street Journal on Cities Increasing the Tobacco Age of Sale to 21

• 10-26-14:

  Smoke-free zone: Gloucester City NJ’s smoking ban paves the way for other towns

• 10-24-14: *

  Greater Newark Conservancy Holds Ribbon Cutting for Smokefree Property (Newark Patch, Reporter Vince Baglivo)

• 10-23-14:

  Franklin Lakes NJ Considers Smokefree Parks

• 10-22-14:

  Brooklyn Man Dies in Fire While Making Flavored Tobacco

• 10-22-14:

  New Apartment Complex Hunter’s Point South in Queens Opens as 100% Smokefree

• 10-22-14: *

  Westfield N.J. Bans Smoking in Town Parks (The Alternative Press, Reporter Jackie Lieberman)

• 10-18-14:

  WHO Working Group Agrees Draft Decision on E-Cigarette Regulation

• 10-18-14: *

  Three-block smoke ban a hot topic in Gloucester City, N.J. (Philly.com, Reporter Rita Giordano)

• 10-17-14:

  Brigantine NJ Council Introduces No-Smoking Ordinance

• 10-16-14:

  Newark, NJ Adopts Smokefree Parks Policy

• 10-15-14:

  Hunterdon County NJ school districts ban students from possessing electronic smoking devices.

• 10-15-14:

  Santa Monica bans e-cigarettes in public places

• 10-15-14:

  NJ high school student suspended for possessing electronic smoking device paraphernalia

• 10-14-14:

  Gloucester City, NJ bans smoking in Monmouth Street Business District

• 10-09-14:

  Six Senators Urge Stronger Warnings on E-Cigarettes

• 10-09-14:

  Six Senators urge stronger warnings on E-cigarettes.

• 10-08-14:

  The Right to Vape ?

• 10-08-14: *

  Millburn Township Bans Smoking in Public Parks and Recreational Facilities (The Alternative Press, Reporter Patricia Harris)

• 10-07-14: *

  N.Y.C. Councilman Constantinides Introduces Bill to Prevent Nicotine Addiction (NYC City Council Website)

• 10-02-14:

  National and State Cost Savings Associated With Prohibiting Smoking in Subsidized and Public Housing in the United States

• 10-02-14:

  Banning smoking in subsidized housing could save half a billion dollars a year

• 10-01-14:

  Buffalo Moves to Regulate E-Cigarette Stores

• 09-29-14:

  Georgia Colleges Prohibiting Tobacco, but Questions About Enforcement Linger

• 09-29-14:

  A Review of Three Federal District Court Decisions of 2009 FDA Act

• 09-28-14:

  Big tobacco puts dire warnings on e-cigarette packaging.

• 09-28-14:

  New York Times Explores E-Cigarettes In Series of Seven Articles

• 09-17-14: *

  Montville, N.J. to Introduce Ordinance on Smokefree Parks (Neighbor News, Reporter Gail Bottone)

• 09-16-14: *

  WMBC-TV reports on smoking rates in N.J. and N.Y. (TV, WMBC-TV, Reporter Lisa Voyticki)

• 09-15-14:

  Influence of E-smoking liquids on human periodontal ligament fibroblasts ( Head &Face Medicine)

• 09-13-14:

  Phillipsburg NJ to do 100% smokefree parks

• 09-12-14:

  Sayreville, NJ Increasing Age of Sale for Cigarettes to 21

• 09-11-14:

  Christie Vetoes Smoking Ban For NJ Beaches, Parks (Newsclips, Editorials, Letters To Editor, Bill Sponsor Statements)

• 09-11-14:

  Tobacco Manufacturers Settlement Money In Hands of Investors Not States

• 09-08-14:

  Hookah use predicts cigarette smoking progression among college smokers

• 09-06-14:

  Just 13, and Working Risky 12-Hour Shifts in the Tobacco Fields

• 09-04-14:

  Study Done On Exposure To Secondhand Smoke In Smokefree Buildings

• 09-03-14:

  CVS goes tobacco-free 1 month ahead of schedule

• 09-02-14:

  CDC Reports Quarter-Million Youth Who Had Never Smoked used E-Cigs in 2013

• 08-30-14:

  Golden Colorado bans smoking on public sidewalks, and at outdoor recreational areas.

• 08-29-14:

  Medway Massachusetts Board of Health Passes Increase to Age of Sale

• 08-29-14:

  Nebraska’s highest court rules that the cigar lounge and tobacco retailer smoking exemption are unconstitutional.

• 08-26-14:

  WHO report on regulation of e-cigarettes and similar products

• 08-26-14:

  Santa Rosa (CA) considers banning smoking in apartments, condo and outdoor waiting lines

• 08-25-14:

  ASHRAE Journal Study Concludes E-cigarette Vapor Harmful

• 08-25-14:

  Metro News (West Virginia) Reports on Smoking Ban That Would Impact Casino

• 08-25-14:

  Study in Oxford Journal on Nicotine & Tobacco Research Shows Benefits of Smokefree Housing

• 08-22-14:

  Roseland NJ Considers Adoption of 100% Smokefree Parks Policy

• 08-21-14:

  Albany County in New York May Be First to Ban Tobacco Sales in Stores With a Pharmacy.

• 08-20-14: *

  Livingston N.J. makes all parks 100% smokefree (The Alternative Press, Reporter Mike Romano)

• 08-20-14: *

  Millburn N.J. Moves Forward With Smokfree Parks Policy (The Alternative Press, Reporter Patricia Harris)

• 08-19-14:

  Global Advisors on Smokfree Policy Debuts New Facebook Page

• 08-17-14:

  Illinois makes state supported college campuses smoke-free, and bans self-service electronic cigarette displays

• 08-13-14:

  Tuckerton NJ Considers Smokefree Policy

• 08-13-14:

  JAMA Article Explores FDA Regulation of E-Cigs, Vaping Culture, and Youth Usage

• 08-13-14:

  E-Cigarette Smolders on Jet Blue Flight (The New York Times)

• 08-11-14:

  GASP, New York Attorney General Schneiderman, and A.G.S of 29 States Urge FDA To Strenghten Proposed Regulation Of E-Cigarette

• 08-11-14:

  Yahoo! News Looking Into E-Cigs Shortening Lives

• 08-11-14:

  Englewood’s Age 21 Smoking Limit Upsetting Retailers

• 08-10-14:

  Nassau NY Lawmaker Judy Jacobs Continues To Increase Age to Buy Tobacco

• 08-10-14:

  E-Cigarette Kills Man in UK After ‘Exploding Into Flames’

• 08-08-14:

  Asbury Park Press publishes another editorial supporting a statewide smokefree rec areas bill.

• 08-08-14: *

  Englewood N.J. Passes Law Requiring Age 21 To Be Sold Tobacco (The Record, Reporter Kim Lueddeke; The Star-Ledger, Reporter Kathryn Brenzel)

• 08-07-14:

  Rodeo Cowboy Speaks Out Against Chewing Tobacco Use (Parade, Lindsay Lowe)

• 08-07-14: *

  Englewood N.J. bans tobacco sales to persons under age 21 (Northern Valley Suburbanite, reporter Stephanie Noda)

• 08-07-14: *

  Fox News reports on N.J. bill to raise the age of tobacco sales to 21 (Fox News)

• 08-07-14:

  Senator Turner Proposes Legislation to Prohibit The Advertising of Products to Minors on Websites Including Cigarettes

• 08-07-14: *

  The Washington Times Reports On N.J. Bill To Raise The Age Of Tobacco Sales To 21

• 08-07-14:

  Courier-Post Editorial: Smoking ban is just what the doctor ordered

• 08-06-14:

  E-cigarettes banned from Glen Rock, NJ school property

• 08-06-14:

  Surgeon General Steinfeld mandated stronger cigarette pack warning labels (Associated Press)

• 08-06-14:

  Public Comment on FDA Proposed Regulations for Electronic Smoking Devices Ends August 8th

• 08-05-14:

  Communities Across the Country Are Considering the Adoption of Outdoor Smoking Bans

• 08-02-14:

  The Washington Post Editorial Board Discusses Raising All Federal Tobacco Taxes

• 08-01-14:

  Comparative effects between electronic and cigarette smoke in human keratinocytes and epithelial lung cells (Toxicology in Vitro)

• 07-30-14:

  Surveyed casino players want 100% smokefree casino venues

• 07-30-14:

  New Study Examines Teen Use of Flavored Tobacco Products in New York City

• 07-30-14:

  Hookah Lounges Outlawed in Glen Clove, NY

• 07-29-14:

  Children’s cancer risk increases if live with a smoker (IrishHealth.com)

• 07-29-14:

  Increased Tobacco Ban Impending in Turkey

• 07-28-14:

  Little Falls NJ Police Crackdown on Underage Tobacco Sales

• 07-28-14:

  Trentonian Columnist supports NJ statewide 100% smokefree rec areas law.

• 07-27-14: *

  Associated Press Discusses N.J. Statewide Smokefree Parks Bill (Burlington County Times, reporter Wayne Parry; Washington Examiner, Reporter Wayne Parry; Washington Times, Reporter Wayne Parry; Miami Herald, Reporter Wayne Parry; The Gazette (Colorado Springs))

• 07-24-14: *

  WRNJ 1510AM interviews GASP on health concerns with e-cigarettes (Radio, WRNJ 1510-AM, Tom O’Halloren)

• 07-23-14:

  Vermont Police Issued First Ticket Banning Smoking In Cars With Children (CT Post)

• 07-23-14:

  U.S. News & World Report Examines How Unhealthy Hookah is For Users

• 07-23-14: *

  WRNJ Radio 1510am interviews GASP on e-cigarette health concerns (Radio, WRNJ 1510-AM, Joyce Estey)

• 07-22-14: *

  Alternative Press reports Livingston passes smokefree parks on 1st reading (The Alternative Press, Reporter Mike Romano)

• 07-22-14: *

  The Star-Ledger reports Belmar not losing beach business with its smokefree law (The Star-Ledger, Reporter MaryAnn Spoto)

• 07-21-14:

  MGM casino invests in smokefree Massachusetts and Maryland with casino plans

• 07-19-14:

  Smoker’s widow awarded billions in suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco

• 07-18-14: *

  Long Beach Island’s Sandpaper discusses statewide smokefree parks and beaches bill (The Sand Paper/ Barnegat Leader)

• 07-17-14:

  myCentralJersey.com posts editorial in support of statewide smokefree parks law.

• 07-15-14:

  Asbury Park Press editorial supports statewide smokefree recreational areas bill including beaches.

• 07-15-14:

  Daily Journal posts Vineland resident’s letter in support of statewide smokefree parks law.

• 07-15-14:

  New York Times reports on market growth in flavored e-cigarettes

• 07-14-14:

  The Market Watch in The Wall Street Journal Reports on FirstUnion Launching Long-Lasting E-Cigarette

• 07-11-14:

  U.S. tobacco giants Lorillard and Reynolds are in talks to merge.

• 07-11-14: *

  Montville hears presentation on smokefree parks (The Citizen Of Morris County, Reporter Megan Crouse)

• 07-10-14: *

  Livingston N.J. discusses smokefree parks and electronic smoking devices (The Alternative Press, Reporter Aaron Snyder)

• 07-09-14:

  Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) issues position statement on electronic smoking devices

• 07-09-14:

  7-9-14 Long Beach Township in Ocean County bans smoking on beaches

• 07-07-14: *

  Get Your Butt Off the Beach: Seaside Smoking Ban Awaits Christie Bloomberg, Reporter Elise Young)

• 07-07-14:

  FDA to fund $270 million in research projects on e-cigarettes.

• 07-06-14: *

  Following Montclair: State Legislature passes smoking ban (The Montclair Times, Reporter Andrew Segedin)

• 07-03-14: *

  The SandPaper of Long Beach Island reports on the new bill to make parks and beaches smokefree statewide in N.J. (The Sand Paper, Reporter Eric Englund)

• 07-03-14: *

  Englewood N.J. taking steps to raise age limit to buy tobacco products (Northern Valley Suburbanite, Reporter Stephanie Noda)

• 07-02-14: *

  Montville N.J. considers smokefree parks policy (Neighbor News, Reporter Gail Bottone)

• 07-01-14:

  Philadelphia’s Ban On ‘Vaping’ In Public Goes Into Effect July 1 (CBS Philly)

• 07-01-14:

  New Jersey smoking age could be raised to 21(The Washington Post)

• 06-30-14:

  3 Things You Need to Know About E-Cigarettes

• 06-30-14:

  NJ Senate passes bill to raise age of tobacco sales from 19 to 21

• 06-30-14:

  Celebrity endorsement of e-cigarettes pose grave health concern (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• 06-27-14: *

  Reuters reports on NJ may be 1st State to ban smoking in all recreational areas (2 Earned Media, Reuters, Reporter Victoria Cavaliere; The Columbus Dispatcher, Reporter Victoria Cavaliere)

• 06-27-14: *

  Norwood N.J. weighs park smoking ban (The Record, Reporter Emma Hinchliffe)

• 06-26-14:

  Tony Gwynn contributed to tobacco awareness film weeks before his death (ABC 10 News)

• 06-26-14: *

  N.J. Legislature Passes Bill that Limited Smoking on N.J. Parks and Beaches (1 Earned Media The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan Livio; 3 Non-Earned Media)

• 06-24-14:

  The White House weakens the FDA’s Proposed Regulations of E-Cigarettes (Reuters)

• 06-24-14:

  The Case for Banning Cigarettes Entirely, Forever, This Time I Mean It (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• 06-24-14:

  Wyckoff bans smoking in township parks

• 06-18-14:

  Millburn Township Committee Considers Smoking Ban for Parks

• 06-18-14:

  U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Hosts Hearing on E-Cig Marketing

• 06-17-14:

  The Mix of Chewing Tobacco and Major League Baseball (CNN)

• 06-17-14:

  Should NJ Raise its smoking age to 21? (USA Today)

• 06-17-14:

  Big Tobacco Keeps Pushing Into E-Cigarettes (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• 06-12-14: *

  Documentary focuses on the health risks to casino workers and patrons who continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke (TV, WNBC40, Reporter Desmond Miller)

• 06-11-14:

  Press of Atlantic City Editorial in support of 100% smokefree parks and beaches

• 06-09-14: *

  N.J. State Legislature Debates Raising Age of Sale to 21(NJ Spotlight, Reporter Andrew Kitchenman)

• 06-06-14:

  NJ should forbid tobacco sales until age 21: Editorial

• 06-05-14:

  Wayne NJ Enjoys Smokefree Parks Policy

• 06-05-14: *

  N.J. Senate Bill S602 Voted Through Committee, Raises Age of Tobacco Sales to 21 (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan Livio)

• 06-03-14:

  NY State Senate Health Committee considers electronic smoking device use ban

• 06-02-14: *

  GASP invited to Jersey City Mayor Fulop’s press conference on smokefree parks

• 05-30-14:

  NBC News reports on e-cigarette advertising (NBC News)

• 05-30-14:

  Bergen Record editorial supports statewide smokefree parks and beaches law

• 05-30-14:

  Totowa residents want smoke free parks

• 05-30-14: *

  Essex County’s Green Team and Sustainable Jersey invited GASP to their meeting at McLoone’s boathouse in West Orange

• 05-30-14:

  Russia’s New Anti-Smoking Law Causes Alarm for Tobacco Industry (New Straits Times)

• 05-29-14: *

  GASP interviewed on NJTV News on the benefits of smokefree parks and college campuses (TV- NJTV News, reporter Mike Schneider)

• 05-29-14: *

  Harrington Park N.J. Council enthusiastic about smoke-free parks

• 05-29-14:

  Englewood Board of Health recommends to City Council: smokefree parks and raising the age from 19 to 21 to be sold tobacco

• 05-27-14:

  Brands Issue E-Cig Liquid Companies Cease-and-Desist Letters to Stop Using Likeness (Fox News)

• 05-25-14:

  NJ residents voice support for statewide smokefree parks law

• 05-25-14: *

  Montclair’s Smokefree Parks Ban Takes Effect

• 05-24-14: *

  Bringing back our NJ beaches includes smokefree policies

• 05-24-14:

  Vermont bans sale of e- cigarette liquids if container is not child-proof, effective January 1, 2015.

• 05-22-14: *

  Cape May Restaurant Adopts Smokefree Policy for Staff

• 05-22-14: *

  Emerson votes to approve smokefree ordinance

• 05-20-14:

  College Hill News story on tobacco control advocate Cindy Meakem

• 05-19-14: *

  Senate Committee Pushed Forward on Bills on Smokefree Parks and E-Cigarette Tax (3 Earned Media, 3 Non-earned Media)

• 05-19-14:

  Senate bill passes to tax e- cigarettes and raise tobacco taxes

• 05-17-14:

  Fieldsboro adopts smokefree parks and recreational ordinance

• 05-16-14:

  NYC high school students wins NIH award for study on 3rd hand smoke from electronic smoking devices (NIH)

• 05-16-14: *

  WRNJ Radio interviews GASP Executive Director Karen Blumenfeld on electronic smoking device health concerns

• 05-15-14:

  Pallone Calls on Pharmacies to Follow CVS’s Lead and Stop Selling Tobacco Products

• 05-14-14:

  Spring Lake Adopts No Smoking Policy Along Beach and Boardwalk

• 05-14-14: *

  WRNJ 1510AM radio hosts program on health issues with electronic smoking devices

• 05-14-14:

  Rutgers Study on Flavored Cigars Luring Teens and Young Adults

• 05-14-14:

  Life Insurers Treat E-Cigs Just Like Other Cigarettes (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• 05-13-14:

  NY Senator Hannon Holds Hearing on E-Cigarettes and Liquid Nicotine

• 05-13-14:

  East Brunswick News Tribune editorial supporting statewide smokefree recreational areas

• 05-12-14: *

  Emerson Council Weighs Smoking Ban

• 05-11-14:

  Montclair NJ Bans Smoking in Parks

• 05-09-14: *

  Fort Lee Bans Smoking In Parks

• 05-02-14: *

  Fort Lee officials kick-off non-smoking health drive

• 05-02-14:

  Burlington County Bridge Commission makes its Palmyra Cove Nature Park 100% tobacco-free.

• 05-01-14:

  The Truth Initiatives analysis of two studies shows e-cigarette ads influence youth

• 05-01-14:

  Smoke Screen: Are E-Cigarettes Safe?

• 04-30-14: *

  Montclair passes ordinance making parks 100% smokefree (1 Earned Media, 2 Unearned Media)

• 04-28-14: *

  Woodcliff Lake passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading

• 04-25-14: *

  Smokefree Parks bill (A1080) passes Assembly in New Jersey (4 earned media)

• 04-24-14:

  Capital Quickies Reports on Asw. Vainieri Huttle’s Press Conference on Smokefree Parks

• 04-22-14:

  Syracuse hospital bans e-cigarettes after patient on oxygen catches fire while using one (Syracuse.Com)

• 04-18-14: *

  Rutgers University newspaper discusses e-cigarette restrictions

• 04-16-14: *

  Maywood Council Introduces Smokefree Parks Ordinance

• 04-14-14:

  World Health Organization considers regulating electronic smoking devices like tobacco products

• 04-14-14:

  Congressional Report Presses for E-Cigarette Rules

• 04-13-14:

  E-Cigarette Causes Fire and Serious Burns at Manchester Hospital (The Daily Mail)

• 04-11-14:

  Englewood Board of Health supports a local smokefree parks ordinance

• 04-09-14: *

  Fios News 1 reports on how teens intake illicit drugs using e-cigarettes

• 04-09-14:

  Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter Signs Law that Bans Vaping and Sets Age of Sale (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 04-09-14: *

  NJTV reports on NJ Assembly bill A1080 that makes all parks and rec areas smokefree

• 04-08-14: *

  Washington Township bans smoking in public parks

• 04-07-14:

  High-voltage E-Cigarettes may expose users to high levels of carbonyl compounds. (Oxford Journals)

• 04-06-14:

  Casual Marijuana Use Linked to Brain Abnormalities

• 04-05-14:

  Long Island State Senator introduces ban on liquids used in e-cigarettes in NY state (Newsday)

• 04-04-14:

  CDC Sees Spike in E-Cigarette Related Calls to Poison Centers

• 04-03-14: *

  NJ Assembly Committee Passes Beach Smoking Ban

• 04-03-14:

  Senators Push for Navy Ban on Tobacco Sales (Navy Times)

• 04-02-14:

  Middlesex County College Assembly Votes to Ban Electronic Cigarettes on Campus

• 04-02-14:

  World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2014

• 04-01-14:

  Maywood’s Council plans to make their parks smokefree

• 04-01-14:

  The Shocking Cost of Smoking: Editorial

• 03-31-14:

  Israel to Consider E-Cigarette Ban (JPost.Com)

• 03-31-14:

  U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Nagel supports a tobacco sale ban on all U.S. military bases and ships

• 03-29-14:

  Cigarettes are leading cause of NJ fire deaths from 2007–2012 (The Star Ledger)

• 03-28-14: *

  E-cigarette liquid nicotine’s a safety concerns (The Star Ledger)

• 03-28-14:

  Philadelphia Has Adopted an Indoor Ban on Electronic Cigarettes (Philly.Com)

• 03-27-14:

  Report on NJ County Health Rankings

• 03-26-14:

  Ocean City’s Council to discuss smokefree beaches

• 03-26-14:

  Washington Township (Bergen County) passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading

• 03-25-14: *

  Elizabeth makes parks and municipal building property 100% smokefree

• 03-25-14:

  Herald News Editorial (Bergen Record) supports taxing electronic smoking devices

• 03-24-14:

  Smoking Growing Habit of The Poor and The Working Class (The New York Times)

• 03-24-14: *

  Northern Valley Press highlights smokefree parks presentation for Harrington Park

• 03-24-14:

  Study Shows E-Cigs Won’t Help Smokers Quit (CBS News)

• 03-24-14:

  NY Times Editorial Board supports FDA regulation of e-cigarettes

• 03-23-14:

  E-Cigarettes’ Liquid Drug Can Kill (The New York Times)

• 03-22-14:

  Moorestown Council to Consider Changes to Smoking Ordinance

• 03-22-14: *

  Local Assembly members against smoking ban bill (New Jersey Herald)

• 03-22-14:

  West Deptford bans the use of all tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, in and around municipal buildings

• 03-20-14:

  NJ Senator Shirley Turner proposes bill to fund the state’s tobacco control program

• 03-19-14:

  The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to E-Cigs like Regular Cigarettes (SFGate.Com)

• 03-19-14: *

  NJ Assembly Bill A1080 to make state, county and local recreational areas 100% smokefree passed unanimously in full Assembly

• 03-19-14:

  Emerson Council considers smoking ban in public locations

• 03-19-14: *

  Woodcliff Lake Council to introduce smokefree parks ordinance

• 03-19-14:

  Montclair passes smokefree parks ordinance on 1st reading

• 03-18-14:

  Letter to the Editor: Electronic Cigarettes Put Kids, Teens, in Harm’s Way

• 03-17-14: *

  RI Senate Passes Bill Allowing Police To Give Verbal Warning to Those Smoking with Child in Car (2 Earned Media: Rhode Island General Assembly Press Release; Patch.Com)

• 03-17-14:

  More towns stamp out smoking in parks

• 03-16-14:

  Major third-hand smoke compound causes DNA damage — and potentially cancer (Science Codex)

• 03-14-14:

  Twenty-eight State Attorneys General ask stores to stop selling tobacco, and follow CVS’ decision (Time)

• 03-14-14:

  Patient in Spain gets Pneumonia from Electronic Cigarette (The Local)

• 03-14-14: *

  State legislature considers e-cigarette tax; many communities banning public use

• 03-14-14: *

  Fort Lee Council to consider smokefree parks

• 03-14-14: *

  Hackensack passes 100% smokefree parks law

• 03-13-14:

  NY State Senate Health Committee considers electronic smoking device use ban (Long Island Exchange)

• 03-13-14: *

  Harrington Park considers smokefree parks

• 03-09-14: *

  Fort Lee considers smokefree parks

• 03-08-14:

  Identification of toxicants in cinnamon-flavored electronic cigarette refill fluids (ScienceDirect; Toxicology in Vitro)

• 03-07-14: *

  Albuquerque Journal posts GASP’s letter to the editor on Santa Fe’s new law restricting e-cigarette use

• 03-07-14:

  Seaside Heights assigns special police officers to enforce beach laws, including smoking ban

• 03-07-14: *

  TV News 12 New Jersey reports on Hackensack considering smokefree parks.

• 03-06-14:

  JAMA Pediatrics publishes UCSF study on adolescents who smoke both conventional and e-cigarettes

• 03-06-14:

  Belmar Looking Into Adopting Smokefree Policy

• 03-04-14:

  E-Cigarettes Under Different Names Growing In Popularity Among Youth and Causing Hardship for Health Officials (2nd in series by The New York Times)

• 03-04-14: *

  Hackensack Bans Smoking, E-Cigarette Use in Public Parks

• 03-03-14:

  Sierra Club’s Letter to the Editor to the Homes News Tribune, supporting a statewide smokefree recreation areas law

• 03-01-14:

  Commission Calls on Massachusetts To Get Tough on Illegal Tobacco (WBUR.Org)

• 02-25-14:

  Press of Atlantic City’s Editorial Board supports statewide smokefree parks and recreational areas law

• 02-25-14: *

  Ridgewood Bans Smoking on Sidewalks Adjacent to Board of Education Property (2 Earned Media)

• 02-25-14:

  Vineland Adopts Smoking Ban on City-Owned Property

• 02-24-14:

  Celebrate World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2014

• 02-24-14:

  Following New York City, two additional states, Colorado and Utah, are considering raising the tobacco age to 21 (FoxPhilly.com, Associated Press)

• 02-24-14:

  Burlington County Times published editorial on smokefree beaches re: Assembly bill A1080

• 02-23-14: *

  Parsippany Township Council is Discussing A Proposed Ordinance That Would Ban Smoking in Certain Areas of Municipal Parks

• 02-22-14:

  New York Times explores e-cigarettes with a series of articles – 1st in the series

• 02-21-14:

  Ban smoking at NJ parks, beaches: Editorial

• 02-21-14:

  F.D.A. Orders 4 Bidi Cigarette Brands Removed From Shelves (The New York Times)

• 02-20-14: *

  NJ Assembly Bill A1080 to make state, county and local recreational areas smokefree passed unanimously in Committee (4 earned media + 14 AP earned media publications)

• 02-19-14:

  Willingboro in Burlington County, NJ considers making parks smokefree

• 02-19-14: *

  New Jersey smoking bans on the rise

• 02-14-14:

  Sochi Olympic Games and Park are tobacco-free, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

• 02-13-14: *

  Pompton Lakes passes a smokefree parks and recreational area ordinance

• 02-13-14:

  2014 Winter Olympics is Biggest Smokefree Event in Russia (Bloomberg)

• 02-13-14:

  San Diego to consider a proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes

• 02-11-14:

  United Kingdom agrees to ban smoking in cars when children are present (World Bulletin, Shields Gazette)

• 02-11-14:

  Tennessee Department of Health Issues Advisory on Electronic Cigarettes

• 02-10-14: *

  Hackensack hears presentation on smokefree parks; moves forward

• 02-10-14:

  Ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos and market resort as a breath of fresh air

• 02-07-14: *

  Hackensack Mayor and Council hear educational presentation on smokefree parks

• 02-06-14:

  Congress members urge e-cigarette use be banned in the Capital building (The New York Post)

• 02-05-14: *

  National pharmacy retailer, CVS Caremark, announced that they will no longer sell tobacco products effective October 1st (1 Earned Media)

• 02-04-14:

  Tobacco stores will be limited to Route 46 in Garfield

• 02-02-14:

  The 2014 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report concludes that cigarette smoking is the cause of many other cancers and chronic diseases

• 01-31-14: *

  Las Vegas WKNPR Radio hosts a program on secondhand smoke health dangers for casino workers

• 01-30-14: *

  Philadelphia considering a ban on indoor electronic cigarette use (THE PULSE WHYY)

• 01-29-14:

  E-cigarette use will be banned at the 2015 Glasgow Games in Scotland (The Scotsman)

• 01-23-14:

  Lawrence Township approves smoking ban in public parks

• 01-23-14:

  Tobacco 21 — An Idea Whose Time Has Come

• 01-18-14: *

  Cedar Grove looks at smoking ban

• 01-17-14:

  Surgeon general adds to list of smoking’s harms (Yahoo)

• 01-15-14:

  Bridgewater Township considers outdoor smoking ban

• 01-15-14: *

  Parsippany Parks Should Be Smokefree, Girl Scouts Request

• 01-15-14:

  Chicago bans indoor electronic cigarette smoking (Chicago Tribune)

• 01-14-14: *

  BD Movers Launches Smoke-Free Moving for Residential, Business and Commercial Clients (2 Earned Media)

• 01-09-14: *

  Sidewalks near Ridgewood school properties may soon be smoke-free

• 01-09-14: *

  Smoking Ban Could Expand in Ridgewood

• 01-08-14:

  Study estimates 8 million U.S. deaths prevented since Surgeon General’s 1964 smoking report (CBS News)

• 01-03-14:

  Boston approves ban on smoking in city-run parks (Foster.com)

• 01-03-14:

  Phillipines’ Senator seeks regulation of e-cigarettes use, promotion (Business Mirror)

• 01-02-14: *

  NJ 101.5 FM airs radio and print story on increase in youth using e-cigarettes (Reporter Joe Cutter)

• 01-01-14:

  E-cigarette risks: Arizona fire officials see increased fire danger with e-cigarettes (ABC15.com)

• 01-01-14:

  Maine State Housing Authority requires secondhand smoke protection for low-income tenants.

• 12-30-13:

  Mayor Bloomberg signs law banning e-cigarette use in places where cigarette smoking is already banned (Mashable, The New York Daily News)

• 12-20-13:

  New law signed: No tobacco sales under 21 in Hawaii County

• 12-19-13:

  NYC extends the ban on smoking to include electronic smoking devices (The New York Times, CBS New York, Bloomberg News, Refinery29, USA Today)

• 12-19-13:

  Hawaii first state in the nation to ban sale of all tobacco products to persons under age 21

• 12-13-13:

  Tobacco firms’ strategy limints poorer nations’ smoking laws (The New York Times)

• 12-13-13: *

  New Jersey ranks LAST for state spending on tobacco control programs

• 12-12-13:

  Montclair Times Letter to the Editor in Support of 100% Smokefree Parks

• 12-11-13:

  Study shows nicotine exposure from secondhand e-cigarette vapor (Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Roswell Park Cancer Institute)

• 12-10-13: *

  Study: New Jersey Ranks Last in Funding Anti-Smoking Programs

• 12-08-13:

  NY Daily News’ Op-Ed in support of NYC bill to ban the use of electronic smoking devices in public places and workplaces where smoking is already banned

• 12-05-13: *

  NYC hears testimony for bill banning electronic smoking devices indoors

• 12-01-13:

  Chicago considers e-cigarette ban where smoking is banned (Chicago Sun-Times)

• 11-25-13:

  November 2013 Issue of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Publication, DrugFacts, Looks Into E-Cigs

• 11-22-13: *

  Madison passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 11-22-13:

  BarZapp app verifies age of tobacco buyers

• 11-21-13: *

  Tenafly passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 11-21-13:

  Island of Hawaii raises age of sale for tobacco products to 21

• 11-21-13:

  Suffolk County Health Department backs raising age of sale for tobacco products to 21

• 11-19-13: *

  New York City’s increased age-of-sale law covered in Chinese newspaper (Epoch Times)

• 11-19-13: *

  New York City raises age of sale for tobacco products to 21 (The New York Times, Associated Press, The Christian Monitor)

• 11-13-13: *

  Montclair considers outdoor parks and recreational area smoking ban

• 11-11-13:

  E-cigarette ads model big tobacco ads of old (USA Today)

• 11-07-13:

  Tenafly introduces smokefree ordinance

• 11-07-13:

  Dubai restricts age of sale for tobacco products to 21

• 11-05-13:

  Charging e-cigarette starts Idaho residence fire (WPTV)

• 11-01-13:

  New Jersey school districts add ban on electronic smoking devices to school policies

• 10-31-13:

  Horror inducing Halloween masks portray the effects of smoking (HealthExpress)

• 10-30-13:

  Smokers With Behavioral Health Comorbidity Should Be Designated a Tobacco Use Disparity Group (American Journal of Public Health)

• 10-28-13: *

  Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing is Trending (Property Owners Association of New Jersey, Inc.)

• 10-28-13: *

  Pompton Lakes’ outdoor smoking ban still up in the air

• 10-26-13:

  Ban smoking with kids in the car in N.J.: Editorial

• 10-23-13: *

  Madison considers outdoor parks and recreational area smoking ban

• 10-23-13:

  Association of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy With Infant Hospitalization and Mortality Due to Infectious Diseases

• 10-22-13:

  More than 40 percent of middle and high schoolers who smoke use flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes (CDC Journal of Adolescent Health, CNN, The Boston Globe, The Star Ledger)

• 10-17-13: *

  Pompton Lakes to expand no-smoking ordinance

• 10-16-13: *

  Fair Haven passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 10-15-13:

  Franklin Township explores smokefree parks ordinance

• 10-14-13:

  Woodstown public parks now smoke-free

• 10-12-13:

  Assaf: Beware the dangers of hookah

• 10-11-13:

  Cape May Point bans smoking on its beaches

• 10-10-13: *

  Non-smoking policy proposed for Tenafly buildings, parks

• 10-10-13:

  Social Q’s: Starting a Vapor Trail

• 10-08-13:

  Jersey City council adopts ban on smoking in public parks

• 10-07-13:

  Authorities crack down on two South Paterson hookah lounges

• 10-06-13: *

  Tenafly anti-smoking policy being crafted

• 10-04-13:

  Inquirer editorial: A risk casinos can do without

• 09-29-13: *

  Montclair councilwoman eyes smoke-free parks

• 09-27-13: *

  Rising tenant smoking complaints: what’s a multi-family property owner to do? (Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal)

• 09-26-13: *

  Fair Haven exploring smokefree parks ordinance

• 09-26-13:

  Twelve Congressman Ask E-Cigarette Makers to Explain Marketing Tactics Targeting Kids (CDC)

• 09-26-13:

  E-cigarettes are prohibited in college dorms in New Jersey

• 09-26-13:

  Ocean City passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 09-25-13:

  Forty Attorneys General write letter urging FDA to regulate e-cigarettes

• 09-25-13: *

  Cedar Grove exploring smokefree parks ordinance

• 09-24-13: *

  Jersey City exploring smokefree parks ordinance (One Earned Media)

• 09-23-13: *

  E-cigarettes: more harm than good?

• 09-19-13:

  Glen Rock bars smoking in parks

• 09-17-13:

  Glen Rock passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 09-17-13:

  Penalties for smoking in Scotch Plains parks spelled out in new rules up for vote

• 09-12-13:

  Ocean City considers smokefree beach ordinance

• 09-06-13:

  NY City Council proposed ordinance to restrict access to tobacco products

• 09-03-13:

  Employees who use e-cigarettes may pay more for health insurance (Modern Healthcare, Cincinnati Business Courier)

• 08-26-13: *

  Smoking in your apartment? Maybe not for long (Bergen Record)

• 08-22-13: *

  Idea of smoke-free beaches is wafting to South Jersey

• 08-21-13: *

  Bethlehem, PA passes smokefree parks law (Lehigh Valley Live)

• 08-15-13:

  New Study shows pervasiveness of cigars and cigarillos in African-American neighborhoods (American Legacy Association)

• 08-12-13:

  Scotland to move tobacco products out of sight in airport duty-free shops (Travel News)

• 08-12-13:

  United Kingdom rail systems ban use of electronic cigarettes (Independent UK)

• 08-09-13: *

  Wyckoff bans smoking in recreation areas (One Earned Media)

• 08-08-13:

  Study confirms smokefree air laws do not hurt restaurant and bar business (CDC)

• 08-08-13: *

  Nutley passes outdoor smoking ban for township parks and recreational areas

• 08-07-13: *

  WGHT radio interviews GASP on the trend of smokefree parks

• 07-29-13:

  Ghana passes smoking ban in public places (SpyGhana.com)

• 07-25-13:

  Jamaica passes smoking ban in public places (Caribbean 360 News)

• 07-25-13:

  MTA puts ban on electronic cigs (Queens Chronicle)

• 07-25-13: *

  WPHT talk radio’s Dom Giordano interviews GASP on smokefree parks and casinos

• 07-25-13:

  Spotswood passes outdoor smoking ban for parks and recreational areas

• 07-24-13:

  Bordentown Township, Mount Holly ban smoking

• 07-22-13:

  Ohio bill is a ‘Trojan Horse’ to keep taxes low on e-cigarettes and keep e-cig use inside (Columbus Dispatch, Jim Siegel)

• 07-17-13: *

  Wyckoff considers outdoor recreational smokefree parks ordinance (One Earned Media)

• 07-17-13:

  Scotch Plains passes smokefree town property and parks ordinance

• 07-16-13:

  Montclair Public Library grounds smoking ban passes

• 07-13-13:

  Woodstown considers making parks smokefree

• 07-12-13:

  New York law prohibits smoking on playgrounds from sunrise to sunset

• 07-11-13:

  Support for NJ Beach Law — Let’s Ban Smoking at the Shore!

• 07-11-13: *

  Ho-Ho-Kus hears presentation on making parks smokefree

• 07-10-13: *

  No butts about it: Little Ferry bans smoking in parks

• 07-09-13:

  Tobacco Control Policies around the globe will prevent premature death (U.S. News & World Report)

• 07-08-13: *

  Two state bills would make state parks smokefree (Burlington County Times)

• 07-03-13:

  World Health Organization pushes for regulation of e-cigarettes

• 06-28-13:

  Clifton fines eateries for indoor smoking

• 06-27-13:

  Harvey Cedars introduces ban on tobacco product use between swim area flags

• 06-25-13:

  Why Smoking Rates Are at New Lows (The New York Times)

• 06-24-13: *

  Bordentown and Trenton consider making their parks smokefree

• 06-22-13:

  E-Cig Bill called a ‘Trojan Horse’

• 06-21-13:

  Related Management Company bans smoking in rental apartments (NY1.com)

• 06-20-13:

  American Cancer Society Chides New Jersey For Lack of Anti-Smoking Spending (CBS)

• 06-19-13: *

  Why ban tobaccy, but not wacky tobaccy, at NJ colleges?

• 06-18-13: *

  Little Ferry plans to ban smoking in public parks

• 06-16-13:

  Pending New Jersey legislation would ban tobacco on college campuses

• 06-13-13: *

  Experts: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s tobacco ruling could pave way for suits (Boston Herald)

• 06-10-13:

  Revel’s changed smoking policy is not only unhealthy, it’s unethical (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 06-09-13:

  Morris Plains considers smokefree parks

• 06-07-13:

  Pennsylvania considers getting rid of smoking ban exemptions (ABC News)

• 06-06-13: *

  Ship Bottom bans tobacco product use between swim area flags

• 06-06-13:

  Smoking Prohibited In Paramus Parks, Playgrounds And Recreational Facilities

• 06-03-13:

  Study finds extra cost of hiring smoker just under $6000 (College of Public Health & Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University)

• 06-01-13:

  Starbucks expands no-smoking policy in North America to include its patio areas (Global Post, AdWeek.com)

• 05-31-13:

  Russian smoking ban goes into effect on June 1 (BBC News)

• 05-31-13:

  France to ban e-cigarettes in public places (CBS News)

• 05-30-13: *

  Health Advocates Bemoan Decision to Allow Smoking at Revel

• 05-30-13: *

  Wyckoff to ban smoking in public parks

• 05-29-13:

  Child dies from ingesting e-cigarette cartridge contents

• 05-29-13: *

  Revel changes policy to allow smoking on gaming floor

• 05-26-13: *

  Scotch Plains introduction of smokefree parks ordinance delayed for further evaluation

• 05-25-13: *

  Burlington County passes an outdoor smokefree ordinance

• 05-22-13: *

  Revisiting smoking policy at Revel

• 05-21-13:

  New study shows smoking does not stay in smoking-allowed hotel rooms

• 05-20-13:

  Philadelphia to raise cigarette and drink tax

• 05-20-13: *

  Remember: Smoking E-Cigarettes Inside is Illegal, State Says

• 05-20-13:

  Ridgewood passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 05-20-13:

  New York State expands smokefree areas in state parks

• 05-16-13: *

  New York and New Jersey join forces to raise tobacco age of sale to 21

• 05-16-13:

  New York and New Jersey Join Forces to Raise Tobacco Age of Sale to 21

• 05-14-13:

  ‘Nonsmoking’ Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect Guests

• 05-14-13:

  Little Ferry students serve on Council for a day and introduce a discussion to ban smoking in public parks

• 05-13-13:

  Burlington County to ban smoking in parks

• 05-12-13: *

  Mount Holly to consider outdoor smoking ban

• 05-10-13:

  Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is 2013 World No Tobacco Day theme

• 05-10-13: *

  Egg Harbor City bans smoking in most city parks

• 05-07-13: *

  River Edge passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 05-07-13: *

  Evesham proposes smokefree parks policy (Burlington County Times)

• 05-03-13:

  Smokefree New Jersey and New York casinos rank in top 25 in the U.S. (Casino Player Magazine)

• 04-30-13: *

  Wood-Ridge pursuing smokefree parks policy

• 04-30-13: *

  Mount Holly considers smokefree parks ordinance

• 04-26-13:

  Senate proposed “Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act”

• 04-14-13: *

  Revel considers adding smoking section to casino floor

• 04-12-13: *

  New Jersey Municipalities Continue To Adopt Smoke-Free Air Ordinances

• 04-11-13:

  Voorhees expands outdoor smokefree ordinance

• 04-10-13: *

  Illinois explores legislation to protect young children from secondhand smoke in cars

• 04-02-13:

  Princeton Bans Smoking on Municipal Properties

• 03-26-13:

  Cigarette Relighting Tied to Tough Economy (NJToday.net)

• 03-25-13:

  South Jersey counties included in American Cancer Society study

• 03-24-13:

  Princeton Board of Health bans smoking on municipal property

• 03-22-13:

  Maybe the Fish at Revel Atlantic City is Revel itself

• 03-21-13:

  East Brunswick bans smoking on public lands

• 03-21-13:

  Princeton bans smoking at parks, pools

• 03-20-13:

  Metal and Silicate Particles Including Nanoparticles Are Present in Electronic Cigarette Cartomizer Fluid and Aerosol (PLOS ONE)

• 03-19-13:

  Princeton may ban outdoor smoking

• 03-18-13: *

  Smoking bans in parks controversy reignited

• 03-18-13:

  Garfield parks are not smokefree

• 03-17-13: *

  Public Smoking Prohibited in North Bergen

• 03-15-13: *

  Hudson County towns exploring and passing smokefree parks ordinances

• 03-15-13: *

  North Bergen adopts ordinance to ban smoking in public parks

• 03-14-13: *

  Garfield, Secaucus and North Bergen adopt smokefree parks ordinance

• 03-13-13: *

  North Bergen commissioners to vote tonight on banning smoking in township parks

• 03-13-13: *

  North Bergen approves ban on smoking in township parks; takes effect next month

• 03-13-13: *

  Secaucus council OKs smoking ban in parks, recreation facilities

• 03-13-13: *

  Garfield parks, recreation areas off-limits to smokers

• 03-13-13:

  Revel CEO Kevin DeSanctis steps down

• 03-12-13: *

  Plan for smoking ban in Ridgewood parks moves forward

• 03-07-13:

  Editorial Board of Trenton Times comments on Princeton’s proposed smokefree oudoor ban

• 03-06-13:

  Smokers Create Long-Lasting Damage (UCR Today)

• 03-06-13: *

  North Bergen pursuing smokefree parks policy

• 03-05-13: *

  Council wants all parks in Garfield to go smoke-free

• 03-03-13:

  NJ Assembly bill introduced to ban tobacco use at college campuses

• 03-03-13: *

  Ridgewood proposal may ban smoking in parks

• 03-03-13: *

  Princeton ready to douse smoking on municipally-owned public outdoor sites

• 02-28-13:

  California bill would ban smoking in multi-unit housing (Sacramento Bee)

• 02-27-13: *

  Proposed Sidewalk Smoking Ban Goes Up in Smoke

• 02-22-13:

  British study finds drivers’ smoking give passengers high levels of secondhand smoke (Consumer Reports Health)

• 02-22-13:

  Revel to file under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

• 02-22-13:

  Latinos and other minority groups at risk if recent funding declines not reversed (National Latino Tobacco Control Network)

• 02-20-13:

  Connecticut explores legislation to protect young children from secondhand smoke in cars (WTNH)

• 02-19-13: *

  Westwood to hear presentation on banning smoking in public parks

• 02-19-13: *

  Phillipsburg Town Council considers smoke-free parks

• 02-18-13: *

  Smoking Bans On Rise Across North Jersey

• 02-17-13: *

  Secaucus to tighten smoking rules

• 02-17-13: *

  New Jersey Smoking Bans on the Rise

• 02-13-13: *

  Puffing in parks may be prohibited

• 02-13-13: *

  Harrison and Kearny in Hudson County, NJ Consider Smokefree Parks Ordinances

• 02-11-13: *

  Ridgewood may soon prohibit smoking in public parks

• 02-07-13:

  SGA wants to restrict where smokers light up (The Setonian)

• 02-04-13: *

  Ridgewood considering ban on smoking in parks

• 02-03-13: *

  Take it outside – just not in a county park (Hudson)

• 01-26-13: *

  Secaucus considers extension of smoking ban to all parks, play areas

• 01-24-13: *

  Egg Harbor City tables no-smoking ordinance to gather input from community

• 01-23-13:

  Hudson County to ban cigarette smoking in parks

• 01-11-13:

  E-cigarettes not part of the Golden Globes

• 01-07-13:

  Revel Casino in Atlantic City may be rethinking its no-smoking policy

• 01-03-13: *

  Waldwick passes smoking ban in parks, rec areas

• 12-23-12:

  Cherry Hill begins enforcement of outdoor smoking ban

• 12-20-12:

  Waldwick introduces outdoor smoking ban at parks and recreational facilities

• 12-15-12:

  Gambling and smoking do not necessarily go together (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 12-07-12:

  Towns in California pass ordinance for smokefree multi-unit housing (KGO810)

• 12-05-12:

  Passaic County passes smokefree parks ordinance

• 12-01-12:

  Affordable Care Act allows employers to offer big financial incentives for reduced tobacco use (The New York Times)

• 11-30-12:

  Federal initiative aims to reduce cardiac risk factors (The Million Hearts)

• 11-29-12:

  Cliffside Park passes a smokefree parks ordinance

• 11-28-12:

  Study supports need for smokefree vehicles to protect children (Science Daily)

• 11-28-12:

  Cherry Hill Township passes 100% smokefree parks and recreation ordinance

• 11-20-12:

  Studies show that smoking bans save lives (TIME)

• 11-16-12:

  Research shows children exposed to secondhand smoke in cars (Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, MedPage.com)

• 11-16-12: *

  Closter, NJ adopts smokefree parks ordinance

• 11-16-12: *

  GASP Executive Director Interviewed By WCBS Radio on Atlantic City Smokefree Casinos

• 11-15-12:

  Missouri court upholds constitutionality of smokefree parks ordinance

• 11-01-12:

  Fairlawn to consider a smokefree parks ordinance

• 09-14-12: *

  GASP gives radio interview about smokefree college campus policies

• 09-12-12:

  Closter introduces smokefree parks ordinance

• 09-06-12: *

  Wayne passes smoking ban for township parks and recreational areas

• 08-22-12:

  Smokefree casinos like Revel in Atlantic City a growing trend

• 08-17-12:

  A World Health Organization survey of a 1/4 million people around the world estimates 1 billion deaths this century attributed to smoking (TIME)

• 08-17-12:

  World Health Organization (WHO) survey shows tobacco could kill a billion people around the world in this century

• 07-30-12:

  New York City smoking rates have fallen after ten years of the smoking ban for bars and restaurants (NewsDay)

• 07-27-12:

  Bayonne Opens A New, Smokefree Off-track Betting Facility

• 07-24-12:

  Camden County to begin enforcement of smokefree parks ordinance

• 07-18-12: *

  Passaic City passes smoking ban at municipal building entrances and at outdoor parks and recreational areas

• 06-27-12: *

  People think wrongly that hookah smoking is safe (101.5)

• 06-13-12: *

  Passaic City introduces outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban

• 06-05-12:

  Sparta Township Council has first reading of an outdoor smoking ban for public property

• 05-30-12:

  New Zealand increases cigarette tax and keeps packs hidden (Times Online)

• 05-29-12:

  When is Pennsylvania going to enact stronger smokefree air laws? (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 05-17-12:

  Cleveland, OH casino opens smokefree (Cleveland.Com)

• 05-02-12:

  New York City mayor introduces legislation for full disclosure of smoking policies in multi-unit dwellings (Wall Street Journal, Crain’s NY business.com).

• 05-02-12:

  World smoking deaths triple over decade (Tobacco Atlas)

• 05-02-12:

  May is Asthma Awareness Month

• 05-01-12:

  Maryland Senate passes smoking ban in cars transporting children; legislation moves to the House (The New York Times)

• 04-30-12:

  Anti-smoking ad campaign funded by federal government (The New York Times)

• 04-04-12:

  Revel Resort opened on 4/2 as the first Atlantic City smokefree casino

• 03-29-12:

  New Jersey Coalition presses for smoking ban at parks and beaches

• 03-24-12: *

  Paterson considers outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban

• 03-14-12:

  U.S. Surgeon General’s Report emphasizes the prevention of youth smoking

• 03-14-12:

  Higher tobacco taxes might lower teen smoking rates (The Star Ledger)

• 02-24-12: *

  Maplewood passes outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban

• 02-17-12:

  Florida man seriously injured attempting to smoke an electronic cigarette (ABC News)

• 02-10-12: *

  Revel Resorts announces first Atlantic City smokefree casino opening

• 01-31-12:

  Utah introduces legislation to ban electronic cigarettes and hookah use in public places (Deseret News)

• 01-18-12:

  NJ attorney general’s office files suit against NY tobacco company

• 01-15-12:

  Turkish Parliamentary Health Commission Chairman proposes a bill to shut down hookah cafes (Today’s Zaman)

• 01-11-12:

  New book makes case for abolishing addictive tobacco products (Stanford Report)

• 01-10-12:

  More companies are hiring non-smokers only (USA Today)

• 12-21-11:

  Atlantic City works to become more family-friendly

• 12-18-11:

  Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget opens a new smokefree poker room

• 12-15-11:

  New Jersey listed as one of five worst states in helping residents quit tobacco

• 12-14-11:

  Florham Park council votes 3-3 for an outdoor parks and recreational areas smoking ban

• 12-13-11: *

  Summit Department of Community Programs researching an outdoor smoking ban for public property

• 12-13-11:

  New Book entitled, Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition (The Stanford Report)

• 11-18-11:

  Ocean County YMCA becomes a complete tobacco free facility

• 11-11-11:

  Court Case upholds a New York City ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products

• 10-27-11:

  North Haledon passes an ordinance to ban smoking at outdoor recreational areas

• 10-19-11: *

  A Cape May ordinance to ban smoking on all beaches and the promenade passed 1st reading at the October 18 city council meeting

• 10-10-11:

  Cigarette vending machine illegal in England and Northern Ireland (Irish Dentist)

• 10-06-11: *

  Equalizing tax of tobacco products would close loophole (Press of Atlantic City)

• 10-04-11:

  England and Northern Ireland ban vending machine cigarette sales (Irish Dentist)

• 09-28-11:

  Report finds less than a penny of every dollar New Jersey raises from tobacco goes to smoking prevention and cessation (NJ.Com)

• 09-23-11: *

  Smokefree multi-unit housing topic at NJ Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development

• 08-16-11:

  Study Finds Menthol Smokers Have a Harder Time Quitting (The Star Ledger)

• 08-03-11:

  100% of Maine’s Public Housing Authorities go smokefree

• 07-14-11:

  Paramus makes all municipal recreational areas 100% smokefree

• 07-06-11:

  FDA unveils graphic health warning labels for cigarette packaging and advertising

• 06-28-11: *

  Long Branch passes smokefree beach ordinance

• 06-22-11: *

  The new casino resort Revel is likely to be the first smokefree casino in Atlantic City

• 06-16-11:

  Teens in Bergenfield, NJ light up with hookah smoking

• 06-15-11:

  New Jersey’s free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) offer to Quitline patients is a huge success

• 05-31-11:

  Atlantic City’s new casino resort Revel exploring 100% smokefree property

• 05-24-11:

  New York City and Philadelphia start 100% smokefree ban for outdoor recreational areas (The New York Times)

• 05-20-11: *

  Northern New Jersey hookah lounges found selling tobacco to minors

• 05-19-11: *

  Seaside Park bans smoking in recreational areas

• 05-13-11: *

  National Smokefree Gaming Symposium held in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review Journal, Associated Press)

• 05-12-11: *

  Cape May Borough considers smokefree beach ordinance

• 05-11-11:

  Celebrate World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2011

• 05-10-11:

  Secondhand smoke exposure increases risk of mental health disorders in children (Los Angeles Times)

• 05-04-11: *

  National Disability Symposium held in smoky Las Vegas casino (Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review Journal)

• 04-29-11:

  Navajo Nation Department of Justice review determines President’s Executive Order that bans smoking in workplaces and public places can only apply to the Executive Branch (Forbes)

• 04-27-11:

  Trump Taj Mahal Casino ordered to use original 25% smoking plan; other casinos also non-compliant

• 04-25-11:

  Increased Health Risk from secondhand smoke in American Casinos (Environmental Research)

• 02-22-11:

  New York City Mayor signs law making all NYC parks and recreation areas 100% smokefree

• 02-11-11:

  U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans prohibiting e-cigarettes on airplanes (Associated Press)

• 12-20-10:

  Smoking while using oxygen tanks is dangerous (NJ.Com)

• 12-16-10:

  South Orange passes legislation for outdoor smoking ban

• 12-09-10:

  New U.S. Surgeon General’s Report concludes that even occasional exposure to tobacco smoke is harmful and damage is immediate

• 12-07-10:

  Runnemede passes a smokefree outdoor ordinance at its second reading

• 12-03-10: *

  $4.5 million settlement for Atlantic City casino worker who has lung cancer

• 11-30-10:

  Secondhand smoke study shows more than 600,000 killed annually worldwide (The New York Times)

• 11-17-10: *

  Arthritis Foundation Gala on November 13 Attended By GASP

• 11-16-10:

  International journalists publish exposé on the tobacco industry’s influence in 8 countries (The New York Times)

• 11-08-10: *

  Chatham Borough passes an ordinance to ban smoking at outdoor municipal parks

• 11-02-10:

  School administrators can register by November 23 to attend a workshop for developing a comprehensive tobacco-free school policy

• 11-01-10:

  Nevada law trumps Las Vegas Casinos trying to implement smokefree policies (The New York Times)

• 10-30-10:

  Study measures thirdhand smoke left in residential apartments when smoker moves out (San Diego State University)

• 10-27-10:

  NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. calls for ban on smokeless tobacco on the field and in the dugout, during 2010 World Series

• 10-22-10:

  Clifton passes ordinance to ban smoking outdoors in recreational facilities

• 09-28-10:

  Study raises health concerns of smokeless tobacco (Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association)

• 09-26-10:

  Somerset County considers outdoor smoking ban

• 09-21-10: *

  Surf City, NJ resident pushes for smokefree beach ordinance

• 09-21-10: *

  Chinese Delegates Learn About Tobacco Control Legislation From New Jersey

• 09-16-10:

  New York City proposed ordinance mandates 100% smokefree parks

• 09-16-10:

  Study released by the American Lung Association shows smoking costs NJ money

• 09-15-10: Action

  Passaic County walk to be tobacco free on Saturday, November 14 at 9AM

• 09-13-10:

  Editorial supports smokefree policies and warns of increased smoking rates (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 09-07-10:

  U.S. CDC report concludes that, “Sustained, adequately funded comprehensive tobacco control programs could reduce adult smoking.”

• 09-07-10:

  US Armed Forces change policies for smoking on submarines and use of e-cigarettes

• 08-30-10:

  Medicare expands coverage to help elderly smokers quit (Associated Press)

• 08-05-10:

  Court decision upholds NJ SFAA in regulating smoking in hookah bars

• 07-23-10:

  UN Council adopts resolution on tobacco use to protect women and children

• 07-20-10: *

  Denville and Chatham Township, NJ vote for 100% smokefree parks

• 06-22-10:

  U.S. Federal Tobacco Control Act provisions take effect

• 06-22-10:

  New Jersey ends funding for its Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program

• 06-16-10:

  Union County parks 100% smokefree

• 06-14-10: Action

  Proposed legislation to allow smoking events at racetracks erodes smokefree air act

• 06-14-10:

  Proposed identical NJ Bills S2001/A2897 create an exemption to the NJ SFAA for cigar nights or smoking events at racet;racks and off-track wagering facilities (OTW)

• 06-11-10: *

  GASP educates casinos about benefits of smokefree gaming

• 06-08-10:

  Secondhand smoke exposure reduced for children living with smokefree air laws (Harvard School of Public Health)

• 06-07-10:

  2008 PA Clean Air Act causes enforcement issues and confusion at PA casinos (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 06-02-10:

  Study shows gene mutations in cancerous lung tumor of heavy smoker (AOL News)

• 06-01-10: Action

  CDC study shows tobacco control programs work to reduce tobacco use: Don’t end NJ’s

• 05-22-10:

  Hispanic Community event to raise awareness on smoking cessation

• 05-11-10:

  U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services sets reduced tobacco use as strategic initiative

• 05-04-10:

  FDA posts guidance for enforcing regulations related to the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

• 04-02-10:

  Lawsuit about FDA importation ban of e-cigarettes into the USA pending appeal

• 03-18-10: Action

  NJ Governor Christie plans to END state’s tobacco control program

• 03-17-10:

  Study shows smokers who quit see improved artery health within year (JSOnline.Com)

• 03-10-10:

  Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke face a higher risk of developing early signs of clogged arteries (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)

• 02-19-10:

  Outdoor Smoking Ban legislation heard 2/18 by NJ Senate Health Committee

• 01-20-10:

  Free Nicorette starter packs offered to participants of Legacy’s EX® program

• 01-18-10:

  Lorillard fighting to prevent ban of menthol cigarettes (The Star Ledger)

• 01-11-10:

  NJ Governor Jon Corzine signs into law a ban on the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and workplaces, and a ban their sale to those under 19 years of age

• 12-30-09:

  Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood (Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health)

• 12-21-09: Action *

  “The Pack” Movie Available On DVD

• 12-16-09:

  World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that secondhand smoke kills 600,000 people every year

• 12-09-09:

  National Report shows NJ falls short in investing tobacco revenues in tobacco control and prevention efforts

• 11-19-09:

  Tobacco Firms Exploit Tax Loophole (MSNBC)

• 11-03-09:

  November is American Diabetes Month

• 10-23-09:

  New York City to Ban the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products (The Daily News)

• 10-23-09: Action

  Passaic County walk to be tobacco free on Saturday, November 14 at 9AM

• 10-21-09: Action

  Atlantic City One Year Review of Casino Smoking Ordinance

• 10-16-09:

  Institute of Medicine report concludes smoking bans reduce heart attacks (Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects)

• 10-08-09:

  Trenton Pyschiatric hospital goes smokefree

• 10-06-09:

  NY has first ordinance in the US banning the use of e-cigarettes and sale to minors (Associated Press)

• 09-25-09:

  Smoking bans in public places reduce the number of heart attacks (Reuters)

• 09-23-09:

  Fatty liver deposits attributed to secondhand tobacco smoke (Journal of Hepatology)

• 09-18-09:

  NJ bill to be introduced that bans smoking in parks and beaches

• 08-25-09:

  Pennsylvania allows the Sands Bethlehem slot casino to increase smoking on the gaming floor from 25% to 50% (Lehigh Valley Express Times)

• 08-24-09:

  Shisha or hookah smoking “as harmful as cigarettes” according to a UK Ministry of Health study

• 08-14-09:

  FDA bans flavored cigarettes on September 22, 2009

• 07-30-09:

  Electronic Cigarette Sales and Use Banned in Oregon and Israel

• 07-22-09:

  FDA Report Regarding Potential Public Health Risks of Electronic Cigarettes

• 07-08-09:

  No smoking outdoors at 2 New Jersey State Pyschiatric hospitals

• 06-25-09:

  Cigarette sales tax increased by 12.5 cents, effective July 1, 2009

• 06-22-09:

  The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (a.k.a. FDA Regulations HR 1256)

• 06-18-09:

  S2151 passed the NJ Senate to ban the sale of novelty lighters

• 05-31-09: Action

  May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day

• 05-28-09:

  Free lung screenings to study health effects of secondhand smoke

• 05-14-09: Action

  Do not cut state funding of NJ’s Tobacco Control Program

• 05-13-09: Action

  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) releases study on secondhand smoke in Las Vegas Casinos

• 01-10-09:

  Legislators from gaming states vote to support 100% smokefree gaming

• 12-01-08:

  Report Sale of NJ Banned Flavored Cigarettes