This story is sponsored by UtahRadon.org. A 2022 report presented to the Utah Legislature estimates that more than 5,800 Utahns have died from radon-related lung cancer since 1973. The Indoor ...

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Siler formed the Utah Radon Coalition and the Utah Radon Policy Coalition—both of which are non-profit organizations—and, with Valentine's help, submitted a bill that echoed legislation in several ...

SALT LAKE CITY — An invisible and dangerous threat is lurking in many Utah homes. According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 1 in 3 Utah homes contains concerning levels of radon.

Kerri Robbins loves her home, so it was terrible to find out it made her sick. Robbins is one of thousands of Utahns who have developed lung cancer after radon exposure. Utah has the lowest rate of ...

When Kerri Robbins and her husband moved to Lehi, Utah in 2018, it seemed like everything was falling into place. Kerri’s dream job offered her a remote position, and after finding a house they loved ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in homes and buildings. It occurs naturally and gets into buildings through the soil. Breathing in radon over time may cause lung cancer. Radon is the second leading ...

Average predicted community-level radon concentrations at screening floor across contiguous United States during 2001 to 2021. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: ...

Up to a quarter of all Americans live in areas where radon levels are above the "action level" set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to a new paper in the journal ...

The day began like most others. Jan Poulsen drove to work at Canyon Travel, where, as a travel agent, she helped people plan vacations and adventures to far-flung places across the globe. The cough, ...