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flickr photo courtesy of Ants Colony The good news from today’s hearing by the D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment on two smokefree playground bills: The committee’s chair, Mary Cheh (Ward 3), was extremely receptive to the testimony of those who spoke. She said she would like to expand the scope of the bill, [...] flickr photo courtesy of aka_lusi We weren’t expecting this, but here are the results of Smokefree DC’s grading of our candidate questionnaires: marijuana defense attorney Paul Zukerberg topped the field with a “B,” while former Washington Post reporter Elissa Silverman followed with a “D” and ANC commissioner Matthew Frumin received an “F.” Green Party candidate Perry [...] The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday will consider making almost all county-owned property smokefree. The measure is anticipated to pass. It should. The measure would protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke at bus stops and bus shelters. The Falls Road golf course would be exempt. Fairfax County made bus shelters smokefree in 2010. Once Montgomery County approves this measure, [...] Flickr photo courtesy of pocius We sent a letter to WMATA today, urging it to do more to protect riders from secondhand smoke. Here is the letter: To the Board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMTA) and WMATA General Manager Richard Sarles: Recently, one of your riders launched a petition on Change.org calling on WMATA [...] flickr photo courtesy of ryan gregor Great news today: Both American University and George Washington University are going smokefree in 2013. American University also will go tobacco-free, meaning there will be no tobacco products on campus. We could say “it’s about time,” but we’re just thrilled that the school administrators recognized the dangers of secondhand smoke [...] flickr photo courtesy of kristib2pea The final questionnaires are in. Of the candidates who responded, two rose to the top: David Grosso, who is running at large and received an “A,” and Council Member Phil Mendelson, who is running for Council chair and received a “B.” The remaining candidates who answered the questionnaire primarily got Ds and [...] flickr photo courtesy of lanier67 Look around next time you ride a Metro bus or train. The person next to you may have asthma or be allergic to cigarette smoke. Judging from the comments on a recently launched Change.org petition calling on WMATA to enforce its no-smoking policy, there are quite a few Metro passengers who [...] Flickr photo courtesy of brownpau Jamie Berke got one whiff too many of secondhand smoke while on the Washington, D.C., Metro system. So she decided to act. She has launched a petition to protect Metro bus and train passengers from the toxins. Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer and heart disease, and aggravates respiratory illnesses. The U.S. Surgeon General [...] |
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