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

At the request of Councilor Marco Yepez-Gomez — and amidst ongoing conversations about Iowa’s troublesome cancer rates — the Marshalltown city council discussed and informally agreed on adding code ...

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

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 ...

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

Passive radon mitigation systems would be required in some new homes, under a bill (HF 2297) advanced by the Iowa House.

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.

Marshalltown city leaders are proposing an ordinance to require radon mitigation systems in newly built homes due to Iowa's high radon levels.

After testing for radon in their Prince Edward Island home, the Galloway family wants others to test theirs. Kelly Galloway ...