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 ...

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 ...

Gov. Dick Thornburgh yesterday signed legislation enabling the state to begin a low-interest loan program for the owners of homes with high levels of dangerous radon gas. In addition to the $3 million ...

January is National Radon Action Month, when all residents – both renters and owners – are urged to test their home for radon. It is recommended that homes be screened every five years. If a ...

So you're in the market to buy a house, and you think you've found the one. Then you order an inspection and find out the radon levels in the house are high. Should you walk away from the deal?

COLUMBIA – The Environment and Energy Commission has written a letter of recommendation urging the Columbia City Council to require that all new homes be built with a non-mechanical system of pipes to ...

The network of white plastic pipes and whirring electric fans in Kay Jones’ basement is supposed to cleanse her house of dangerously high levels of radioactive gas. But when federal specialists ...

Radon can reach harmful levels if trapped indoors. -A 1998 report by the National Academy of Sciences confirmed that radon in drinking water is related to cancer deaths, primarily lung cancer. -Most ...

A radon mitigation system uses pipes and fans to redirect radon out of the home. Dreamstime (TNS) If you’ve come across radon, it’s probably as part of a home inspection that turned closing into a big ...