Purchasing a new home can be as stressful as it is exciting. While most buyers seek out homes that suit their budgets and lifestyles, the homes also need to be in good structural condition and harbor ...

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 ...

The Iowa House approved a bill requiring radon mitigation systems in newly built homes, aiming to reduce cancer risks linked ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. You can’t see it or smell it. Radon is a ...

Q: I accepted an offer on my house and the buyers had a home inspection done. The home inspector tested for radon gas and the reading came back at 8.9 pCi/l. The buyers want me to install a radon ...

Let’s face it, “radioactive gas” isn’t exactly a cheerful topic for dinner conversation. But when radon shows up on a home inspection report, it can quickly become top of mind. Radon needs to be taken ...

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 ...

Mold. Dust. Houses sinking into the ground. Hazardous Homes is a 2025 occasional series by the Idaho Statesman on problems in new Treasure Valley homes that may affect human health and safety. There’s ...

BRAINERD — Crow Wing County, The Minnesota Department of Health and public health organizations across the country urge everyone to test their home for radon, the invisible radioactive gas found at ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health departments around West Michigan are offering free radon test kits in January, which is National Radon Action Month. One in four homes in Michigan is estimated to ...