Poor air quality can cause asthma flare-ups, unwanted absences, and even make it harder for students to concentrate and do well on tests. One of the major factors that can put individuals at risk is ...

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas emitted from the soil that can accumulate indoors. It is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Radon can enter a home through cracks and openings in walls, ...

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is the primary cause of lung cancer for nonsmokers and the secondary cause for smokers. Over time, living in a home with an elevated level of radon ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is encouraging Pennsylvania residents to test their homes for ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is urging residents to test their homes for radon during National Radon Action Month in January, highlighting the serious health risks ...

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. According to the Lung Association’s recently released “State of Lung Cancer” report, more than 33% of homes tested for radon in Illinois ...

Kudos to Roseann Keegan and the Tahoe Daily Tribune for a well researched and reported two-part article on radon, “Fumes with a View,” July 20 and 22, 2011 in the Tahoe Daily Tribune. As a 40-year ...

The Code of Virginia requires that Radon testers and mitigators be currently certified by either the National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) or the National Radon Safety Board (NRSB).

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, radon exposure is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths in ...