Community Partners Lead the Way for Healthier, Smoke-Free Communities

The SOL Project is proud to celebrate three outstanding Community Engagement Award (CEA) recipients that successfully completed their community projects this spring. Through education, outreach, and youth leadership, these organizations helped raise awareness about the dangers of commercial tobacco, vaping, secondhand smoke, and thirdhand smoke while encouraging healthier choices for children, youth, families, and underserved […]

Health Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging FDA Policy on Unauthorized Nicotine Products

Public health organizations say new FDA guidance could increase youth access to flavored nicotine products A coalition of leading national public health organizations, medical experts, and parents has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging a recent enforcement policy that they argue allows unauthorized e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches to remain […]

Sacramento County Sues Big Tobacco Over Cigarette Filter Pollution

Sacramento County Sues Big Tobacco Over Cigarette Filter Pollution SACRAMENTO, CA — Sacramento County has filed a lawsuit against several major tobacco companies, but this case is not about smoking. Instead, the lawsuit focuses on the environmental damage caused by discarded cigarette filters, which County leaders say are one of the most common forms of […]

Detroit Scores a Win for Smoke-Free Travel

Detroit Scores a Win for Smoke-Free Travel DETROIT, MI — Public health advocates are celebrating a major victory after the Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) voted to withdraw its proposal for a cigar lounge inside the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The decision came after 22 months of advocacy led by Making It Count, […]