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

Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer. (Photo via Getty Images) A bill that would provide tax credits for the purchase and installation of radon mitigation systems and require passive ...

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 ...

A proposal in Iowa would add active radon mitigation systems to new construction. House File 2297 would require that new ...

Exposure to radon and its progeny in buildings represents one of the largest sources of natural ionising radiation for the population and is a ...

Radon mitigation systems would be a requirement of Iowa building code for newly constructed homes under a bill passed ...

Radon Action Month — as designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — may be drawing to a close, but local experts say there's never a bad time to have a home tested. "Radon is the ...

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

Average predicted community-level radon concentrations at screening floor across contiguous United States during 2001 to 2021. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: ...

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 ...