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See how the youth e-cigarette epidemic is endangering kids, and what we’re doing to fight back before it’s too late.
FDA can regulate e-cigarettes just like conventional cigarettes, appeals court says
The decision comes as government officials have moved to restrict or ban sales of e-cigarettes because of health concerns and the product’s popularity among teenagers.
Read More Washington Post | December 11th
The D.C. Lawmaker Going Toe to Toe With Big Vape Never Planned to Be in This Fight
Raja Krishnamoorthi, a 46-year-old, second-term Illinois Democratic congressman from the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, has won bipartisan support for his efforts to curb young people’s use of e-cigarettes, as their surging popularity perpetuates a health crisis among the nation’s youth.
Read More Time | December 10th
Fight against flavored e-cigarettes goes local
State and local governments are moving to ban flavored e-cigarette products in response to the Trump administration’s lack of action on rising youth vaping rates.
Read More The Hill | December 7th
Trump Is Giving In To The Vaping Industry On A Flavor Ban, Lawmakers Say
A bipartisan letter to the White House is slamming President Trump for backing off a proposed ban on flavored e-cigarettes thought to be driving the teen vaping epidemic.
Read More BuzzFeed News | December 3rd
Mass. becomes first state to outlaw flavored tobacco and vaping products
The Act Modernizing Tobacco Control law is the first of its kind prohibiting these products permanently and on a statewide basis.
Read More Axios | November 27th
DC government sues e-cigarette maker Juul over teen use
The District of Columbia is joining several states in suing e-cigarette maker Juul Labs over its marketing practices.
Read More ABC News | November 26th
How Juul hooked a generation on nicotine
The company planted the seeds of a public health crisis by marketing to millennials, who had low smoking rates, and it ignored evidence that teenagers were using its products.
Read More New York Times | November 24th
Political opposites agree on teen vaping: Get rid of the flavors that lure kids
Nobody wants to harm legitimate American businesses. But the interests of corporations, large and small, that gambled on these products cannot trump the health and safety of an entire generation. Kids don’t have well-funded lobbyists or political action committees behind their hashtag campaigns — they just have moms like us.
Read More The Hill | November 23rd
Release: U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today has taken bold and necessary action to protect the health of America’s kids by approving the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, comprehensive legislation to address the youth e-cigarette epidemic and continue driving down youth tobacco use.
Read More Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | November 20th
Conservative women’s groups press Trump to crack down on underage vaping
The letter to the White House, which was also signed by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Truth Initiative and Patients Against Vaping E-Cigarettes, expressed concern about reports “that e-cigarette companies and other tobacco interests have launched an intense pressure campaign against your administration’s plan.”
Read More Washington Post | November 19th
