The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created this map to identify areas with the potential for elevated indoor radon levels. The EPA Map of Radon Zones helps national, state, and local ...

A new study links higher residential radon levels with increased rates of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. Radon, a colorless, odorless gas, is already known as the leading cause of lung cancer ...

Women living in homes with elevated radon levels have higher odds of developing ovarian cancer, researchers reported April 10 in JAMA Network Open. “The risks of ovarian cancer, particularly serous ...

Airthings offers a permanent solution for monitoring radon gas levels anywhere in your home, along with ways to track humidity, temperature and pollen levels. At nearly $200, you'll have to pay a lot ...

While GLP-1 weight loss meds have been a mainstay in pop culture for a few years now, they're potentially about to get even more widespread. Formerly only available as an injection, Wegovy recently ...

Radon mitigation systems would be a requirement of Iowa building code for newly constructed homes under a bill passed Thursday by the Iowa House. Supporters of the bill said it’s a step toward ...

Radon is an odorless, invisible radioactive gas. It's naturally released from rocks, soil and water—and it can get trapped inside homes, offices or schools. There's no known safe level of radon. There ...

January is National Radon Action Month, and University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Nevada Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Nevadans from now through Feb. 28, ...

A Dispatch investigation found many Ohioans are unaware of the dangers of radon, a leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Ohio has no laws requiring radon testing in schools or daycares, unlike ...

Radon is an invisible, odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. An estimated 50% of Ohio homes may have high levels of radon due to minerals deposited by glaciers ...

The new monitors have been obtained by University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Nevada Radon Education Program. The program has been providing information and one-time-use, disposable, charcoal test ...

JB Shearer doesn’t wear a cape, but he does hero-level work: reducing the risk of radon in Iowa homes. “Hello, anyone home? JB the Radon Man here.” The state may need many heroes like him. Iowa ranks ...