Iowa legislation requiring radon testing in schools advances
Alison Sullivan for the Quad-City Times Public school districts would be required to test buildings for radon and mitigate any high levels under pending House legislation.The bill approved Thursday by...
View ArticleIowa Poll: Iowans think school districts should test for radon gas
Jason Noble, Des Moines Register Iowans sounded off on a range of issues under discussion by lawmakers this year for The Des Moines Register’s latest Iowa Poll, revealing widely shared views on...
View ArticleIowa House passes school radon bill with no testing
James Lynch, Sioux City Journal An Iowa House turned legislation mandating schools test for radon gas, which is believed to be a leading cause of lung cancer, into a “toothless tiger” Wednesday,...
View ArticleSchool Radon Bill Still Alive but Testing Removed
David Pitt, Associated Press Plans to require radon testing in schools statewide were sidelined this week by Republican lawmakers and school officials who worry positive tests would expose districts...
View ArticleIowa House Approves Scaled-Back Bill on Radon in Schools
Jason Noble, Des Moines Register A scaled-back bill regarding radon testing in Iowa schools passed the whole Iowa House on Tuesday , setting up negotiations between the House and Senate over the...
View ArticleWatchdog Report: Is your school free of radon?
Steve Reilly, Pressconnects.com Only a test can find it, yet schools go untestedRadon, an invisible killer, has gone undetected in more than half of New York’s school buildings because testing for the...
View ArticleRadon levels in Hamilton schools not known, resident says
CBC News A Waterdown resident is urging the local school board and provincial government introduce mandatory testing in high risk areas for radon — the second leading cause of lung cancer among...
View ArticleLocal nonprofit's radon program helps protect children in daycare
Respiratory Health Association, Chicago Tribune Local Recently, a Lindenhurst daycare provider took advantage of a free program from Respiratory Health Association to help ensure her charges' safety....
View ArticleStandout Student: Pascal Acree studies radon levels
Sierra Middleton Last year when Riverwood International Charter School student Pascal Acree was a sophomore in Honors Chemistry, he did his science fair project on the effect of environmental...
View ArticleIs radon in Utah schools? KSL investigates
Mike Headrick HOLLADAY — A silent killer may be lurking in Utah schools, but districts aren't required to test for it. Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that seeps up from the ground. Health...
View ArticleFCPS To Vote On Radon Repairs Monday
LEX18 Lexington KY News The Fayette County School Board is expected to vote on a potential solution after identifying nine schools that tested positive for high levels of radon.Nine schools tested...
View ArticleCancer-causing radon gas shuts Portland school cafeteria
Betsy Hammond The cafeteria at Alliance High School in Northeast Portland has been closed after a second round of testing showed dangerously high levels of cancer-causing radon gas, Portland school...
View ArticleMain office at Portland's Lent School closed due to high radon levels
Betsy Hammond A second round of radon testing in six rooms at four Portland schools revealed persistent very high levels of radioactive radon in the Lent School main office, so office functions have...
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