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

If you’ve come across radon, it’s probably as part of a home inspection that turned closing into a big hassle for everyone. But radon is no small matter. Take this threat seriously if it shows up in ...

Keeping the air in your home clean and safe to breathe isn't just about having a few houseplants and living far from highly polluted areas. Without knowing, the air you breathe in your home could ...

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 ...

January is Radon Action Month, an important reminder that one of the most serious indoor air pollutants is also one of the easiest to miss. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas released from ...

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

It’s odorless. It’s colorless. And it’s tasteless. But that doesn’t mean it’s harmless. And no, we are not talking about carbon monoxide — that was part of the last Scrub Hub. During the most recent ...

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 ...

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 ...

Could a lower threshold for radon levels in Canadian homes protect more people from getting lung cancer? Some researchers say ...