Radon News

Parents are raising questions about Douglas County schools consolidation
The discovery of elevated levels of radon at Zephyr Cove Elementary School has rekindled an issue some parents thought had been settled Elevated levels of radon at Zephyr are perhaps the most significant. At Wednesday's community meeting,... [Read More]

School works to plug radon leak: Officials wait to hear if concrete sealant is working at Zephyr Cove Elementary
Parents of Zephyr Cove Elementary School students will have to wait a week to find out if initial measures to reduce the levels of a radioactive gas at the school have been effective. Radon is a naturally occurring gas released from the Lake Tahoe... [Read More]

Treatment to reduce radon levels at school fails
Initial treatments to reduce levels of potentially dangerous radon gas at Zephyr Cove Elementary School have been ineffective, new test results show. The realization has sent Douglas County School District officials scrambling for solutions and left... [Read More]