As outdoor activity surges for the season, discarded cigarettes continue to pose a major wildfire threat in parks, forests, and campgrounds. “These findings highlight a powerful opportunity to reshape ...

A “majority” of Church Street businesses oppose an outdoor smoking ban on the pedestrian mall, according to a new survey by the Church Street Marketplace District Commission. But fewer than one in six ...

The city health department wants to ban smoking or vaping at restaurants while dining outdoors. It’ll mean the end of a comforting puff of mango from your friend’s Juul in between bites of pancakes.

LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Thursday that his government is looking at introducing tougher anti-smoking measures, which could potentially see a ban on smoking in outdoor ...

A proposal to expand the city’s smoking ban so that it applies to parked vehicles and sidewalks, among other locations, won initial approval from the City Council Wednesday, Feb. 15. “This is a very ...

Public spaces where smokers can puff away continue to go up in smoke. Over the years, Santa Monica has sought to restrict the places where lighting up is allowed, placing various prohibitions on ...

PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs from her cigarette. Another actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, swaggered down the Champs-Élysées with smoke ...