The Roanoke metro area was ranked among the nation’s cleanest cities for the eighth consecutive year for ozone pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of the Air” report, released Wednesday.

Virginia receives almost a failing grade in all categories of the State of Tobacco Control report that was published by the American Lung Association.

Southwest Virginia is one of the biggest hot beds of radon in Virginia, a tasteless, colorless natural gas that is linked to cancer.

Southwest Virginia is one of the biggest hot beds of radon in Virginia, a tasteless, colorless natural gas that is linked to cancer.

More people are surviving lung cancer, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.

When determining how an area ranks, the American Lung Association looks at the daily measures of particle pollution and a year-round average.

Virginia is as one of the states with the worst policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use on the American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control Report

Four Virginia cities are among the top ten cleanest places to live in the U.S. according to the American Lung Association.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va. – A new report from the American Lung Association gives Virginia failing grades across the board in regards to how we address tobacco-related death and disease. This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association grades federal and state efforts to reduce tobacco use and calls for meaningful policies that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. The report finds that Virginia earned failing grades on reducing and preventing tobacco use, including e-cigarettes. “State of Tobacco Control” 2021 grades states and the District of Columbia in five areas that have been proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. Coverage and Access to Services to Quit Tobacco – Grade F5.

The American Lung Association will release the results of its annual State of Tobacco Control report today. The report looks at five areas, funding for prevention programs, state tobacco taxes, smoke-free workplace laws, access to services to quit tobacco and ending the sale of flavored tobacco products. Today marks one year since the Virginia General Assembly passed the Equal Rights Amendment. Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the measure, which would prohibit discrimination based on sex. Congress set a deadline of June 30, 1982 for 38 states to ratify the amendment.

Lung cancer kills more than 150,000 Americans every year, and when it's diagnosed has a big impact on survival. This Lung Cancer Awareness Month the American Lung Association has partnered up with the Ad Council to encourage those at particular risk to get screened using a relatively new non-invasive and painless technology. The low-dose CT scan detects lung cancer in the early stages, often before there are any symptoms, when the disease is more treatable. "If everybody who qualified got this scan, it would save about 48,000 lives a year," says the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Dr. Jacobb Sands. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio chapter of the American Lung Association is offering harsh criticism of Ohio's new 21 and over vaping law after local news reports exposed serious issues with enforcement. "Tobacco 21 is such a good law if it's implemented correctly," said Kimberly Covey, Executive Director of the American Lung Association in Ohio. To curb teen use, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed "Tobacco 21" regulations into law this summer. However, the FDA only tested a handful of Ohio vape shops last year. Also, the federal age to purchase vape products is still 18, so the feds cannot enforce sales made to anyone older.