why-most-countries-never-got-a-tobacco-settlement
Governments in the U.S. and Canada went to court and got tobacco companies to pay for smoking-related diseases. Many other lawsuits have failed.
Governments in 21 countries have sued the tobacco industry for the health costs of smoking - and only two have seen any money
New story from @maria-perez.bsky.social breaks down how the tobacco industry has avoided paying up
22.10.2025 13:32 —
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Imperial Brands' confidential deal with Laotian government - low cigarette prices and an enriched insider
The deal delivered millions to an in-law of the former president, Bounnhang Vorachit, while blocking tobacco tax hikes for 25 years.
A confidential contract between tobacco giant Imperial Brands and Laos froze cigarette taxes for 25 years, keeping prices low in a country with high smoking rates, while secretly enriching a relative of the then prime minister @jasonmclure.bsky.social www.theexamination.org/articles/how...
17.06.2025 13:40 —
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Trump’s cuts jeopardize crucial tobacco trends data in the US and beyond
The sudden shutdown of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health endangers a range of tobacco control programs stateside and surveys around the world.
The Trump administration’s cuts to the CDC threat anti-smoking efforts in the U.S. and in some of the poorest countries in the world, disrupting youth surveys and tobacco control programs. W/
@mattchapman.bsky.social & @ashleyokwuosa.bsky.social www.theexamination.org/articles/tru...
21.05.2025 19:26 —
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How industry capture of Filipino officials helped deadlock global tobacco control negotiations
A presidential agenda, pro-industry proposals and a probe — documents reveal Big Tobacco’s influence in the Philippines and on the international stage.
Top government officials in the Philippines sought to protect the tobacco industry’s economic interests at one of the most important global health gatherings, a conference that aims at reducing tobacco use —and deaths. With @mattchapman.bsky.social www.theexamination.org/articles/how...
12.05.2025 18:18 —
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Trump’s energy secretary pushed legal attack on green investing
Former fracking company CEO Chris Wright played a key role in efforts to roll back workers’ choices in socially conscious ESG investing.
NEW: The fossil fuel industry and its allies are seeking to roll back workers’ freedom to choose socially conscious "ESG" retirement plans
Trump's Energy Secretary Chris Wright has played a key role
For @theexamination.org & @gristnews.bsky.social
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04.03.2025 14:14 —
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Mass firings hit US tobacco regulators overwhelmed with thousands of new products
The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, which is not taxpayer-funded, oversees an industry whose products kill nearly half a million Americans each year.
"Feels like walking through a graveyard"
Recently fired FDA tobacco regulators describe the mayhem in their critically needed unit
Powerful work by my colleagues @mattchapman.bsky.social @jasonmclure.bsky.social @maria-perez.bsky.social
www.theexamination.org/articles/mas...
28.02.2025 20:19 —
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Fruity 'click' cigarettes a hit with Latin American teens amid 'constant' industry lobbying
Companies release watermelon Marlboros, blueberry-menthol Luckies despite “smoke-free” promises.
From watermelon Marlboros to berry Luckies, the tobacco industry is leaning in on flavor capsule cigarettes in Latin America. Banned in the EU and other countries, they are a hit among young people. To read more: shorturl.at/oGrqs Take a look here shorturl.at/uzXBr @examinationnews.bsky.social
18.12.2024 17:13 —
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Cigarrillos 'click' con sabores frutales arrasan entre adolescentes de América Latina - LaBot
¿Sabías que los cigarros con "click" arrasan entre los adolescentes? Les ponen sabores de fantasía como sandía o mentol-arándano, que atraen especialmente a los jóvenes y los enganchan Te lo cuento con mis amigos de @examinationnews.bsky.social y Salud con lupa www.labot.cl/cigarrillos-...
21.11.2024 12:59 —
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22.11.2024 18:11 —
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Fruity 'click' cigarettes a hit with Latin American teens amid 'constant' industry lobbying
Companies release watermelon Marlboros, blueberry-menthol Luckies despite “smoke-free” promises
First post here! Watermelon Marlboros and blueberry Luckies: PMI & BAT have been releasing cigarettes in kid-friendly fruit and mint flavors in Latin America. Young people say they make it easier to start lighting up. theexamination.org/articles/fru... @examinationnews.bsky.social
21.11.2024 13:37 —
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