Our work on tobacco control is a rapidly changing landscape. We had a tremendous opportunity to discuss past successes and evolving trends in the tobacco industry, as well as community … Continued 
Say hello to the Kick Butts Collaborative. We are a collective in Western New and the Great Lakes basin including Buffalo-Niagara Waterkeeper, Buffalo Niagara Greenway, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, … Continued 
339,716. That’s how many cigarette butts were collected in the Great Lakes Basin (including our very own Lake Erie) in volunteer cleanups in 2019. Add 44,822 cigar tips plus 1,868 … Continued 
Today, with immeasurable sadness, we mourn the loss of a true trailblazer and pioneer of tobacco control and healthier living, Phil Haberstro. Team members past and present gathered virtually to … Continued 
We can’t move into 2020 without a look back on 2019. In this post, we share the comprehensive perspective of our acclaimed leader, Dr. Andrew Hyland. As head of the … Continued 
With Christmas exactly one week away, we take you back to a time when Santa was a pitch man for Big Tobacco. Once upon a time, cigarettes were a Christmas … Continued 
It’s been one month and one day since Illinois reported the first death from vaping in the U.S. on August 23, 2019. The CDC and FDA have been working tirelessly … Continued 
To gear up for our booth/table at the earth-friendly Flutterby Festival on August 10th, we sent a team of volunteers to Elmwood Avenue recently to pick up those smelly, nasty … Continued 
Reality Check groups of Western New York recently came together at Beaver Hollow in honor of World No Tobacco Day on May 31. On the youth summit agenda were three … Continued 
The stars made quite a scene on Oscar’s red carpet this year. Community health partners and Reality Check youth leaders from across Western New York upstaged them with a fashionable … Continued 
