Eleanor Hubley Manor, a subsidized apartment building near Halifax, exemplifies the dangers of radon exposure. Testing conducted in 2008 revealed that all ten units had radon levels exceeding safety ...

A long-awaited update to Canada's national building code requires newly built homes to include a type of radon mitigation ...

National study collecting toenail clippings to prove radon exposure, with goal of broadening cancer screenings.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The final full week of January is annually recognized as National Radon Awareness Week. Radon is a ...

Radon is a naturally occurring gas that can build up inside homes, and it's the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the ...

January is National Radon Action Month as Texas officials warn the invisible gas causes lung cancer and urge residents to test homes in higher-risk areas.

Recent research indicates that approximately one in five residential buildings in Canada has elevated radon levels, a statistic that has more than doubled since the late 2000s. With radon being ...

January is Radon Action Month, and Local 5’s Stacy Engebretson recently spoke with the Brown County Public Health Department ...

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 ...