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The southwest is the U.S. center for uranium mining. But uranium is found everywhere, and the radon gas it emits can bring a hazard to a Michigan home.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The City of Gresham shut down Fire Station 75 on Thursday because of elevated levels of radon — raising concerns about the risk of exposure to the gas in Oregon. According to the Oregon Health Authority, radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas found everywhere in the world. The gas is […]

Crow Wing County and the Minnesota Department of Health urge homeowners to test their homes for radon.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that an estimated 1 in 15 homes in the country have high radon levels. The agency also warns that high radon levels can be a risk across the entire nation and that radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers, claiming the lives of about 21,000 Americans each year., , , , Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is released in rock, soil, and water. In homes and buildings, it can accumulate to dangerous leve....

Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas that is the leading cause of lung cancer for nonsmokers. Experts recommend testing for it in your home —here's how.

High levels of radon gas are detected in about 21.8 percent of homes in Massachusetts, according to a new report by the American Lung Association in Massachusetts.

Radon is leading cause of lung cancer in people who never smoked.

MADISON, Wis. -- Public health officials in Madison say roughly half of the homes tested for radon in Dane County over the past three years have shown elevated levels, prompting

Recently, a number of media outlets reported on elevated radon levels that were discovered last year in several rooms at a daycare center at an Air Force base in Missouri. The case was covered by the national news because the findings were overlooked and it took a year before any action was taken to mitigate radon exposure risks for the children and daycare employees., , , , Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is released in rock, soil and water. In homes and buildings, it can.....

The American Lung Association is calling for increased radon testing in Pennsylvania. Exposure to the naturally occurring, odorless, tasteless gas is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers,