Smoking Ban
COVID-19 Made Pa.’s Casinos Smoke-Free. Now Advocates Want to Make the Change Permanent.
When Pennsylvania lawmakers approved the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) in 2008, placing an effective ban on smoking in public places and workplaces, the law […]
Outdoor Smoking Bans Are Spreading — and Useless
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Smoking kills you. It’s the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and every year half […]
Why Schools Like Temple Choose to Go Tobacco-Free
On Tuesday, Temple University president Richard M. Englert announced that the school’s North Philadelphia campus will go tobacco-free as early as July 1st. Soon, students will […]
Spray Sunscreen Is the Real Evil We Should Ban at the Jersey Shore
Smoking bans are all the rage at the Jersey Shore. From Asbury Park down to Ocean City, Wildwood, and Cape May Point, it is now […]
New Jersey Considers Smoking Ban on All Public Beaches
New Jersey’s Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday unanimously voted to move a bill that would prohibit smoking on all of the state’s public […]
OPINION: What New Jersey Really Should Do to Decrease Smoking
I used to smoke up until my mid-20s. And then I stopped. Partly because I married a nonsmoker, but also because I started seeing this […]
North Wildwood Joins “Other Top Boardwalks” With Smoking Ban
Taking a cue from its neighbor directly to the south, North Wildwood city council recently adopted an ordinance that prohibits smoking on the Jersey Shore […]
Come 2018, Smokers on Wildwood’s Boardwalk Could Be Looking at Jail Time
City commissioners in Wildwood approved an ordinance on Wednesday that bans smoking on its famous boardwalk starting Jan. 1, 2018, becoming the second South Jersey […]
It’s Time for a Real Crackdown on Smoking in Pennsylvania
We like to talk about the cleaner, more progressive Philadelphia — hammocks on the waterfront, yoga in the park, open streets, bike sharing — but […]
Should Philly Ban Smoking at Bus Shelters?
An academic study found that waiting for the bus is so awful that it can actually compel your mind to lie to you. Every minute that you wait […]
The Brief: Why No One in Philly Smokes Anymore
1. Philly’s smoking rate has fallen to a record low. The gist: CBS3 reports that “the percentage of adult Philadelphians who smoke has dropped from 27.3 percent in 2008 […]
Morning Headlines: Smoking Bans Rolling Out in Philly Condo Buildings
If you’re a smoker, you know firsthand that there are fewer and fewer places for you to take a hassle-free drag these days. Now, if […]
No More Half-Measures: Let’s Ban Smoking in Pennsylvania
Dom Costa is a wimp. The state representative from Allegheny has introduced a bill that would ban Pennsylvanians from smoking while driving — as long […]
South Jersey Town Bans Smoking on Streets, Sidewalks, Stoops and Steps
Gloucester City is a 2.7-square mile town along the Delaware River just south of Camden, with the New Jersey end of the Walt Whitman Bridge […]
Bill Bans Smoking in Jersey Parks
The Star-Ledger reports from New Jersey: “The state Legislature today approved a bill that would ban people from smoking in county and municipal parks but […]