4/23/2024 3 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER 4/23/2024 4 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER 12/5/2023 5 WHAT WE DO Improving health through the power of law: • Eliminate commercial tobacco • Promote healthy food & physical activity • Support Tribal public health policy • Advance climate justice 12/5/2023 6 LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Legal Research Policy Development, Implementation, Defense Publications Tra. [...] childhood asthma cases • Similar to asthma risk of kids living with a smoker Source: RMI (2020) 4/23/2024 13 4/23/2024 14 BENZENE POLLUTION RESEARCH California Study (2022) Stanford Study (2023) • Gas leakage from stoves and • Found benzene in all stoves ovens not in use can result in tested across California indoor benzene concentrations compar. [...] these products do relationship to be one of cause- have emissions.” and-effect.” 4/23/2024 19 4/23/2024 20 PR CAMPAIGNS & MARKETING TO KIDS Tobacco Gas 4/23/2024 21 FUNDING BIASED RESEARCH Tobacco Gas 4/23/2024 22 AVOIDING SAFER PRODUCT DESIGN Tobacco Gas 4/23/2024 23 FRONT GROUPS & RACIAL WEDGES Tobacco Gas 4/23/2024 24 PREEMPTION & ANTI-HEALTH LAWSUITS Tobacco Gas “While we’re not married to any. [...] • Updated building codes – Prescriptive or performance requirements • Clean heat standards • Target air emissions – e.g. [...] NYC’s approach limiting carbon dioxide emissions from new buildings • Target gas infrastructure 4/23/2024 28 4/23/2024 29 WE’RE HERE TO HELP! • Preemption questions • Assessing policy options by jurisdiction • Legal technical assistance on ordinance design 4/23/2024 30 CONTACT US 651.290.7506 publichealthlawcenter@mitchellhamline.edu www.publichealthlawcenter.org @phealthlawctr facebook.com/public.
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