Tobacco farming — once central to the South's economy and culture — has all but vanished from the region. The end of government support for the crop in 2005, coupled with a sharp decrease in smoking ...

MOUNT STERLING, Ky. -- Each spring, the agriculture students at the public high school here lay out long, straight rows of baby burley tobacco plants that crest a little ridge outside this Bluegrass ...

Electronic cigarettes heavily marketed via single-use flavored products are increasingly popular. These products require disposal of large amounts of hazardous waste, including huge quantities of ...