David Garrett did not know what radon was until a friend at the health department suggested that he pick up a free radon testing kit. "I hung it up right away," the Springfield Twp. resident said, adding that he was shocked when he received the...[Read More]

Date Published: 09/27/2007

Drier than normal conditions for the second year in a row have pushed a handful of property owners in Nevada County to seek help for well problems early this season. Studies have shown many wells in the Sierra Nevada tap old groundwater from aquifers...[Read More]

Date Published: 05/24/2008

There's a one in three chance that radon levels are dangerously high in any Hoosier home, and there's no way to know without testing. "The only way you know is to test," Kallie Sinkus, senior manager of the American Lung Association's environmental...[Read More]

Date Published: 01/13/2020

January is National Radon Action Month, and the state health department is encouraging people to get their homes tested for the colorless, odorless gas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates exposure to radon long-term causes more than...[Read More]

Date Published: 01/08/2020