Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

A majority of Indiana counties, including Johnson County, are in the red zone for radon, according to this 2014 map from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Red zones are areas with the highest ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's not surprising the number one cause of lung cancer is smoking. You might think secondhand smoke is the number 2 cause, but you'd be wrong. Radon gas kills more people. This gas ...

Radon is all around us, but exposure to high levels can prove detrimental. Here's what you should know.

Ramping up their campaign to reduce health hazards from radon, state officials released an online map Tuesday that Minnesotans can use to check risk levels in their area. The Minnesota Department of ...

Deep within the ground, naturally occurring uranium in rocks and soil breaks down, releasing a radioactive gas called radon. It rises through the dirt, dissipating into the open air. But when radon ...

FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) -The Northern Kentucky Health Department is asking everyone to test their homes, saying you may be living with a silent killer. Radon is an odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas ...

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