WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issued the following statement by President Matthew L. Myers supporting Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's action to stop the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes: "Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has taken necessary and appropriate action to address the growing epidemic of youth e-cigarette use by directing the state Department of Public Health and Human Services to implement emergency administrative rules to temporarily prohibit the sale of all flav  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 9 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement by Montana State Lead Ambassador Keri Yoder after the announcement by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock directing the State Public Health and Human Services Department to implement emergency administrative rules to temporarily prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes: * * * - The emergency rules would take effect October 22, 2019 and expire on February 19, 2020. * * * "Reducing tobacco use   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Episcopal Church issued the following news: * * * - Bishop-Elect Stebbins ordination and consecration on December 7, 2019 * * * The Episcopal Diocese of Montana has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, that Bishop-Elect Martha "Marty" E. Stebbins has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. In giving c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * - The historic agreement formalizes intertribal collaboration to restore bison to tribal and appropriate non-tribal public lands. * * * Over the last two days, near the entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Montana, American Indian and First Nations of Canada tribes met to discuss and expand the number of signatories to the Buffalo Treaty - an historic agreement that formalizes inter  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 9 -- Radiation Research, a journal that says it deals with radiation effects and related subjects in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine from the Radiation Research Society, published nine research articles, including the following topics, in its October 2019 edition: * 12-Lipoxygenase is a Critical Mediator of Type II Pneumocyte Senescence, Macrophage Polarization and Pulmonary Fibrosis after Irradiation * Assessing the Relative Biological Effectivenes  more