Radon News

The Poisoning of Whitaker
There's a killer on the loose inside Whitaker Middle School. According to inspection reports and other documents obtained by WW through a public records request, the Northeast Portland school contains levels of radon, a colorless, odorless radioactive... [Read More]

EPA Hearts PPS
Portland Public Schools' board meeting Monday night included an interesting coda to a nearly six-year-old story about the now-defunct Whitaker Middle School. WW's May 23, 2001 story, "The Poisoning of Whitaker", about the alarming levels of... [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]

EPA Selects Portland Oregon School District for 2006 “Tools for Schools” Excellence Award
The Portland Public School District is among three school districts selected to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS) 2006 Excellence Award for their efforts to improve indoor air quality... [Read More]

Tualatin council OKs ground water storage despite radon
After more than two years of discussion and consideration, the Tualatin City Council has directed staff to move forward with a $1.85-million aquifer storage project and not to worry about the "pesky little radon" issue. Despite talks in the past of... [Read More]