BIW union asks for smoking areas in shipyard after ‘increased fires’

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Published
January 26, 2022

BIW union asks for smoking areas in shipyard after ‘increased fires’

Bath Iron Works' current zero-tobacco policy forces employees to leave company property to smoke.
Published
August 5, 2021

Maine Voices: Legislators turn backs on kids by falling short on tobacco control

Maine lawmakers failed to support a life-saving tax increase and a flavored-tobacco ban, and they slashed control funding by over a third.
Published
May 25, 2021

Commentary: Maine kids deserve healthy futures – ban flavored tobacco now

If L.D. 1550 is passed into law, it would be a game changer for every child tempted by sweet, minty flavors and quickly caught up in addiction.
Published
April 23, 2021

Maine Voices: For equity and justice, it’s time to end sale of flavored tobacco in Maine

The survival of our LGBTQ youth depends on not selling harmful products targeted at kids and marginalized communities.
Published
February 8, 2021

Maine group pushes ban on flavored tobacco products

A coalition of health and social justice advocates says many of the flavored and metholated products are designed to appeal to children, especially in communities of color.
Published
March 4, 2020

Commentary: Maine has rare second chance to invest in healthy kids, productive workforce

Bipartisan L.D. 1961 would secure our share of the 1998 tobacco settlement for its original intent: reducing youth smoking and improving public health.
Published
November 27, 2019

So. Portland monitors: pollutants below dangerous levels

The council Tuesday also approved tobacco buffer zones.
Published
November 21, 2019

Proposed SoPo tobacco buffer panned by Planning Board

The board voted Wednesday to recommend against the new rule.
Published
November 17, 2019

Insight: The Sudafed solution to the vaping problem

Former FDA chief David Kessler has a smart plan to keep e-cigarettes away from kids.
Published
October 27, 2019

Maine Voices: It’s time to out Big Tobacco’s targeting of the LGBTQ community

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the nation, and LGBT Mainers are among the hardest hit.