PHAI Publishes Case Study on NY State Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Law
PHAI Case Study on NY State Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Law (pdf) PHAI documented New York State’s enactment of the first reduced ignition propensity law for cigarettes. For decades, state and federal legislators have sought to change the manufacture of cigarettes in order to reduce the risk of fire, and the tobacco industry has sought […]
PHAI Publishes Case Study of the California Clean Cars Law
PHAI Case Study of the California Clean Cars Law (pdf) PHAI document the nation’s first piece of legislation, known as the “California Clean Cars Law,” which requires a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicle tail pipes. The state of California enjoys a special status under the federal Clean Air Act, allowing it to regulate vehicle emissions […]
PHAI Publishes Case Study on Denver, CO Regional Transportation Districts Dropping of a Ban on Violent Video Game Advertisements
PHAI Case Study on Denver, CO Regional Transportation Districts Dropping of a Ban on Violent Video Game Advertisements PHAI documented the 2006 decision by the Denver, Colorado’s Regional Transportation Districts to drop a ban on violent video game advertisements. In the fall of 2006, Rockstar Games launched a national advertising campaign for its “Mature”-rated video […]
PHAI Publishes Case Study of MA Attorney General Tobacco Advertising Regulations and Legal Challenge to Them
PHAI Publishes Case Study of MA Attorney General Tobacco Advertising Regulations and Legal Challenge to Them (pdf) PHAI documented the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office’s 1999 passage of regulations to limit particular advertising and sales practices for cigarettes, cigars, little cigars and smokeless tobacco products. The goal of the regulations was to protect youth from the predatory […]
PHAI Publishes Case Study on Portland, ME School Committee’s Initiative to Provide Prescription Contraception Products to Middle School Students
Case Study on Portland, ME School Committee’s Initiative to Provide Prescription Contraception Products to Middle School Students (pdf) PHAI documented the Portland School Committee’s 2007 vote to ratify a proposal from the King Student Health Center (“Health Center”) located at the King Middle School in Portland, ME to expand its services to provide prescription contraception to Health […]
PHAI Publishes Case Study of Hog Farmers’ Challenge of Worth County, IA Envronmental Ordinance
Iowa Hog Farmers’ Challenge to Clean Air and Water Ordinance Case Study(pdf) PHAI documented the Worth County, Iowa Board of Supervisors’ 2001 passage of an ordinance establishing local regulation of air and water emissions as well as worker health protections for concentrated animal feeding operations (“CAFOs). The ordinance was the culmination of almost two years […]
