Press Releases

Today, five mayors joined with the Smart Surfaces Coalition (SSC) to announce a multiyear project to cool cities and metropolitan areas with Smart Surfaces: a cost-effective integrated solution including reflective (cool) roofs and pavements, green roofs, solar energy, porous pavements, rain gardens and trees.

Today, the American Lung Association announced its 2023-2024 national board of directors and officers. The volunteer board, which was elected on June 24 at the national board meeting in Chicago, provides strategic and governance oversight for the Lung Association’s mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.

At a time when lung health is more important than ever, today, the American Lung Association in North Carolina announced they are now accepting participants in North Carolina for a groundbreaking study of millennial lung health.

Dr. Mandy Cohen was sworn in as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The American Lung Association President and CEO Harold Wimmer issued the following statement regarding this announcement.

Today, the American Lung Association and the National Center for Healthy Housing released a policy brief to raise awareness about the issue of radon in rental properties and encourage local and state officials to implement recommended policies to reduce radon-caused lung cancer in the United States.

In late June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended two new vaccines designed to protect older adults from severe illness from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Last week, the American Lung Association joined 14 national health, medical and nursing organizations in submitting comments to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen and then finalize its proposal for tighter limits on emissions of mercury and other air toxics from power plants.

American Lung Association releases report detailing benefits of transition to zero-emission passenger vehicles and electricity

The American Lung Association today announced it reached an important milestone in the efforts to end lung cancer.

The lung cancer five-year survival rate has increased by nearly 40% in the past decade. Unfortunately, this progress has not been shared equally. Black Americans with lung cancer are less likely to be diagnosed at an early stage, less likely to receive surgical treatment, and less likely to receive any treatment at all compared to white Americans.