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EVST 255: Environmental Politics and Law

Lecture 16 - Evolution of Tobacco Law. The lecture explores the development of scientific proof of the harm that tobacco poses to human health and the legal tools used to regulate its use. The government has used warnings, control over advertising, and age restrictions to regulate tobacco. The tobacco industry has been able to complicate efforts to impose stricter regulations on tobacco consumption due to its power in the media due to ad sales and government due to the importance of cigarette sales taxes to state governments.
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Lecture 16 - Evolution of Tobacco Law

Time Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00] 1. Efforts on the Part of the Industry to Understand Nicotine
[00:11:07] 2. Tobacco Industry Challenges FDA; Various Settlements
[00:20:24] 3. If It's a Drug, Where's the Benefit?
[00:25:25] 4. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
[00:31:12] 5. Control Programs; Mass Media; Science and Industry
[00:37:09] 6. Industry Arguments; Environmental and Consumer Group Arguments

References
Lecture 16 - Evolution of Tobacco Law
Instructor: Professor John Wargo. Resources: Lecture 16 [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].

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Lecture 01 - Introduction to the Course
Lecture 02 - Principles and Strategies in Environmental Law
Lecture 03 - Nuclear Experiments
Lecture 04 - Nuclear Secrecy and Ecology
Lecture 05 - Preparing for War: NEPA
Lecture 06 - Marine Food-Chains: Mercury
Lecture 07 - Site Restoration Law
Lecture 08 - Chemically Dependent Agriculture
Lecture 09 - Risk and Law: Pesticide Paradigm
Lecture 10 - Safe Drinking Water: Science and Law
Lecture 11 - Safety Claims and Free Speech: Preemption and Defamation
Lecture 12 - Air Quality Law: Margins of Safety
Lecture 13 - Vehicle Emissions and Public Transit
Lecture 14 - The Quiet Revolution in Plastics
Lecture 15 - The Tobacco Paradigm
Lecture 16 - Evolution of Tobacco Law
Lecture 17 - Land Use and Conservation Law: The Adirondack History
Lecture 18 - Property Rights and Public Lands Management
Lecture 19 - Land Use Law and Property Rights
Lecture 20 - Managing Coastal Resources in an Era of Climate Change
Lecture 21 - Certification: Design and Green Architecture
Lecture 22 - Past and Future of Nuclear Power
Lecture 23 - Renewable Energy Policies
Lecture 24 - Reflection and Lessons