On a winter night in Colorado, a family might sit in a tightly sealed modern house, windows shut to keep in the heat. Inside, ...

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 ...

Los Alamos National Lab Team Leader for Radioactive Air Emissions Management Dave Fuehne in front of an air monitoring system during a media wildfire preparedness tour on May 28, 2025. Lab officials ...

Radon, a radioactive gas, is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and is present at high levels in many Ohio homes. Radon forms from decaying metals in soil, entering homes through ...

Knowing that you're living with radiation sources might make you feel like there are scary dangers lurking around your home. But radioactive materials are actually found everywhere — in the earth, our ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Health officials are emphasizing the importance of testing homes for radon this month. That’s because January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is a radioactive gas that comes ...

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 ...

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There’s an invisible killer in Idaho, and it comes from beneath our floorboards. Radon, a colorless and odorless gas that comes from the breakdown of radioactive materials in soil, seeps upward ...