• Home
  • The Problem
  • The Solution
    • About Ash
      • Team
    • What We Do
      • Human Rights Approach
      • Phase Out the Commercial Sale of Cigarettes
      • Criminal Liability
      • Environment
      • E-Cigarettes & Vaping
      • Cessation
      • Advancing Momentum for a Tobacco-Free California
    • Recent News
      • ASH Podcasts
    • Webinar Series
    • Resources
    • Publications
      • Annual Reports
    • U.S. Tobacco Lobbyist Tracker
    • Tobacco and Human Rights Hub
  • Make It Happen
    • Get Updates
    • Get Involved
      • Make a Donation
      • Planned Giving: A Lasting Statement
      • Investing in ASH
    • Blog
      • Why I Fight
    • ASH News
    • Press Room
      • Press Releases
    • Contact
ASH > Action on Smoking & Health logo
Log In
Lost your password?
Lost your password?
Search
  • Home
  • The Problem
  • The Solution
    • About Ash
      • Team
    • What We Do
      • Human Rights Approach
      • Phase Out the Commercial Sale of Cigarettes
      • Criminal Liability
      • Environment
      • E-Cigarettes & Vaping
      • Cessation
      • Advancing Momentum for a Tobacco-Free California
    • Recent News
      • ASH Podcasts
    • Webinar Series
    • Resources
    • Publications
      • Annual Reports
    • U.S. Tobacco Lobbyist Tracker
    • Tobacco and Human Rights Hub
  • Make It Happen
    • Get Updates
    • Get Involved
      • Make a Donation
      • Planned Giving: A Lasting Statement
      • Investing in ASH
    • Blog
      • Why I Fight
    • ASH News
    • Press Room
      • Press Releases
    • Contact
Breaking
  • INC-2 Statement from Action on Smoking and Health, the African Tobacco Control Alliance, Corporate Accountability and other members of the Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance
  • Day 5 INC-2: Negotiations for the UN Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
  • Day 4 INC-2: Negotiations for the UN Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
  • Day 3 INC-2: Negotiations for the UN Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
twitter
facebook
instagram
youtube
news

Tagged big

Home
big
article placeholder

Big Tobacco takes hit; City Council bolsters anti-smoking efforts

Arendtm
March 17, 2016
Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
Big Tobacco took it on the chin Wednesday when Chicago raised its smoking age to 21, outlawed discounts, slapped a $6 million tax on cigars, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco and banned chaw altogethe...
article placeholder

How Tobacco Companies Factor into the Presidential Primaries

Arendtm
February 11, 2016
Blog, Featured News & Events
As the first primary elections begin, you are probably thinking about a lot of factors when considering who to vote for. But have you thought about how tobacco plays into the election? Many people consider...
article placeholder

Potentially pivotal suit pits smokers vs. Big Tobacco

Arendtm
January 27, 2016
Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
A decade after a group of American smokers sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings, the case will finally be heard by a jury. Smokers from Massachusetts a...
article placeholder

2015 was a Very Bad Year for the Tobacco Industry

Arendtm
December 18, 2015
Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
And it’s only going to get worse for them. I was asked two weeks ago to blog about my end-of-year thoughts. Something told me to procrastinate, and I am glad I did. Within 24 hours before putting fingers to ...
article placeholder

Breaking News Broadcast

Arendtm
November 10, 2015
ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
Download Press Kit Here> An exposé on one product causing death worldwide As you saw in the video, Big Tobacco uses their super villain tactics to market and sell a deadly consumer product. Here are ...
article placeholder

Big Trade Agreements … Big Tobacco

Arendtm
September 3, 2015
ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, Related News
By Chris Bostic, for Health and Trade Network As the role of tobacco companies in trade agreements on both sides of the Atlantic has been highlighted by a series of controversial events in recent weeks, this...
article placeholder

Eight Senators Appeal to Chamber of Commerce President

Arendtm
July 9, 2015
Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
July 8, 2015 - Senators Richard Blumenthal, Richard Durbin, Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, and Jeffrey A. Merkley sent a letter to U.S. Chamber of Commerce President...
article placeholder

CVS Health Quits U.S. Chamber Over Stance on Smoking

Arendtm
July 8, 2015
Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
The CVS Health Corporation said on Tuesday that it would resign from theU.S. Chamber of Commerce after revelations that the chamber and its foreign affiliates were undertaking a global lobbying campaign against...
article placeholder

#USChamberExposed

Arendtm
July 6, 2015
ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
On June 30, 2015, The New York Times released a tiered investigation to expose the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) affiliates as a front group for Big Tobacco. The New ...
article placeholder

(RELEASE): BROWN, BLUMENTHAL AND DEMOCRATIC SENATE COLLEAGUES ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S GLOBAL LOBBYING FOR BIG TOBACCO

Arendtm
July 2, 2015
Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News
For Immediate Release: July 2, 2015 Contact: Meghan Dubyak / Rachel Petri 202-224-1175 BROWN, BLUMENTHAL AND DEMOCRATIC SENATE COLLEAGUES ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S GLOBAL L...
article placeholder

Plain Packaging for Tobacco Will Become the Global Norm

Arendtm
March 12, 2015
Featured News & Events, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org PLAIN PACKAGING FOR TOBACCO WILL BECOME THE GLOBAL NORM But will the U.S. be last? WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 1...

Connect & Stay Informed

Sign up for the newsletter:

Email Address

FOLLOW US!

twitter
facebook
instagram
youtube
news

Take Action

  • – APHA Petition: Stop Selling Tobacco in Health Care Settings>
  • – Corporate Accountability International Petition: Walgreens Stop Selling Tobacco! >
  • – Tell Your Representative Not to Take Tobacco Money>
“Charity
“BBB”
“Amazon
“Guide

Since 1967, we’ve been defying the odds and pushing back against Big Tobacco, leading to a reduced death toll from tobacco.


1250 Connecticut Ave, NW, 7th Fl,
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 659 - 4310

General

  • About ASH
  • What We Do
  • Financials
  • Privacy Policy

FOLLOW US!

twitter
facebook
instagram
youtube
news

RESOURCES

  • Press Kit
  • Publications
  • Human Rights
  • Annual Reports

GET INVOLVED

  • Take Action
  • Contact