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April 28, 2009
World & Nation
About 65,000 Americans a year develop lung diseases from on-the-job causes, making lung disease the most common preventable cause of job-related illness and death, the American Lung Assn. said in New York.
March 13, 1988
California
Almost 23 million Americans live in places that do not meet federal standards for pollutants such as soot and acid aerosols, the stuff that produces some of that haze in the air, the American Lung Assn. said Friday.
April 30, 1994
One day before the nation sets fire to Independence Day pyrotechnics, smokers across the country will be asked to extinguish their cigarettes and declare freedom from tobacco products.
July 1, 1991
Science & Medicine
Health: A lung association study finds that, if the other 49 states had the same laws, 300,000 lives would have been saved over 10 years. Tax also is cited.
Feb. 9, 2001
Donation: The nonprofit agency will display a collection of the fund-raising stamps dating back to 1907.
Dec. 15, 2001
The American Lung Assn. of Los Angeles County is celebrating July 3 as “NonDependence Day” to encourage smokers with a message that it’s never too late to quit.
June 21, 1991
The American Lung Assn. of Orange County is accepting applications for its board of directors.
Feb. 11, 1997
The American Lung Assn. of Ventura County is sponsoring a Clean Air Festival on Sunday at Oxnard State Beach.
April 30, 1993
Charging that current air standards do not protect people with asthma, the American Lung Assn. filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for declining to tighten rules on sulfur dioxide emissions.
July 20, 1996