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California Radon Program Initiates Library Participating in Providing Free Access to Digital Radon Monitors From an interview with Dale Parks, State Radon Officer, CDHP Indoor Radon Program In this its first year of the program development, already around 300 libraries have received the digital rad…
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Nevada’s Cancer Plan 2026 – 2030 Aims to Reduce Cancer by Reducing Exposure to Radon Nevada’s recent cancer plan for 2026-2030 focuses on radon exposure as a direct link to cancer and lists goals for reducing radon exposures. Chris Kelly, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension – Radon Education…
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Colorado Cancer Coalition’s new 2026—2030 Colorado Cancer Plan has eight goals to reduce cancer risk and improve care statewide. Radon is addressed in Goal 5 - Decrease Environmental Exposures That Lead to Cancer. The Environmental Exposures section of the plan explains what radon is and that “It i…
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An Update from the Utah Radon Program at the Department of Environmental Quality From Eleanor Divver, Utah Radon Coordinator The second half of this year will be a busy one with several radon activities and initiatives upcoming. A few are: • The NRAP in-person meeting will be in Washington, D.C. an…
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Wyoming Radon Monitor Library Lending Program The Wyoming Department of Health Radon Program has made home radon monitors available for check out at participating libraries in the state. The radon monitors provide both a short-term and long-term average radon level readings. An online map shows th…
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Iowa Radon Program Provides Radon Resistant New Construction (RNCC) Information to the Public The Iowa Department of Public Health Radon Program notes that some Iowa counties and municipalities have adopted into their building ordinances the requirement for the inclusion of RRNC techniques into new…