The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A naturally occurring, radioactive gas is lingering in the homes of millions of Ohioans. Radon, considered the leading cause of ...

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

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As colder temperatures fill the air and people stay indoors to keep warm, public health experts encourage homeowners and tenants to test their homes for radon — an odorless, ...

Health experts are urging Connecticut residents to test for radon this winter, warning that closed windows can trap this dangerous and hard-to-detect gas in homes. Currently, about one in four ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - There is radiation all around us. Radios, televisions, cell phones, and microwaves are all things that release radiation. These are considered to not be harmful, but there is ...

Radon, an odorless radioactive gas that seeps from soil into homes, is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. That figure, drawn from federal risk ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority is recognizing National Radon Action Month during January by encouraging people in the state to test their homes for radon, an odorless, tasteless ...

Many schools don’t know whether students are being exposed to the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., according to a memo published by the state auditor’s office.