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]

Date Published: 05/23/2001

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]

Date Published: 12/05/2006

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]

Date Published: 01/23/2007

The Oregon Health Authority has updated maps of where radon is found in the states. OHA is also urging residents to test for radon in their homes. In certain locations, including Pilot Rock, Adams, Athena, Boardman, and Hermiston, free tests are offered...[Read More]

Date Published: 02/02/2020

New Oregon radon data show that many regions of the state are at moderate risk of having high radon levels, with several pockets of high-risk areas around the Willamette Valley, and in Eastern and Southern Oregon, officials said Thursday. The Oregon...[Read More]

Date Published: 01/30/2020