SWAT Environmental reports that radon, a harmful gas linked to lung cancer, can be mitigated by testing and using techniques ...

Exposure to radon was linked to an increased risk for gestational diabetes, a population-based cohort study suggested. Among 9,107 mothers-to-be, those living in U.S. counties with the highest radon ...

New data link higher county-level radon exposure to gestational diabetes (GD) in women who haven’t previously given birth, emphasizing the need to consider environmental risks in maternal and fetal ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer, and since radon has no smell or taste, it likely isn’t a danger you think about, but experts say the levels can be the highest during ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in many homes and is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers.

BOISE, Idaho — Radon, a colorless, odorless, and invisible radioactive gas, is present in homes across Idaho, and experts say its levels are high in a big portion of the state. According to the Idaho ...

Nearly 64% of pre-mitigation home radon tests performed on Pueblo County homes between 2005 and 2023 tested above the action limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency, which necessitates action ...

Tests have shown more than half of the houses in Morgan County have dangerously high levels of the radioactive gas radon.

RYE — Officials have temporarily closed the town’s public library due to “actionable levels” of radon detected in the 114-year-old building. Remediation efforts are under way at Rye Public Library.