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By Adam Cancryn and Lauren Gardner, Politico April 14, 2025- The Food and Drug Administration earlier this month fired dozens of staffers responsible for going after retailers who illegally sell tobacco to minors. Now it’s begging them to come back. Senior FDA officials asked laid-off employees in recent days to temporarily return after mass cuts... View Article

By Lily Wright, This is Reno April 13, 2025- Across the world, smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Of the 7 million deaths that occur annually because of tobacco, more than 18% are caused by secondhand smoke exposure. In Nevada, smoking is prevalent in part because of smoking in casinos and relaxed exemptions... View Article

By Erika Edwards, NBC News April 3, 2025- Smoking rates in the United States are at historic lows and fewer people are dying from tobacco-related lung cancer — in part because the federal government has pumped millions of dollars into research and attention-grabbing anti-smoking campaigns, as well as resources to help smokers quit. Public health experts were stunned... View Article

By Adam Liptak, Abbie VanSickle and Christina Jewett, The New York Times April 2. 2025- The Supreme Court handed a victory to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, tossing out an appeals court decision that had found the agency acted unlawfully in rejecting applications from two manufacturers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes with... View Article