"It's not the right approach to focus on making tobacco producers pay for cleaning up the filters." Study makes grim findings ...

A new study from the University at Buffalo examines this issue, with findings showing that one cigarette filter can release up to two dozen microfibers almost immediately upon contacting water. More ...

New research shows cigarette butts shed microplastic fibers almost instantly in water, turning common litter into a fast source of pollution.

Some scientists have had it up to here with cigarette butts, particularly those from cigarettes with filtered plastic tips. In a new op-ed this week, researchers have called for a global ban of ...

Compared with filtered cigarettes, unfiltered cigarettes are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, lung cancer death, and death from any cause. Although marketed as a safer alternative, ...

California’s proposed ban on the sale of filtered cigarettes, which was heard by the State Assembly Health Committee on March 29, would be a terrible mistake. I support reasonable efforts to remove ...

Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to ignore, and hard to ...