The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Radon Section, has posted recent data that indicates success in meeting health plan goals for testing homes for radon. The Radon Section has posted radon screenings from each year beginning with 2004 and current to 2023. The data were last upd…
Phillip Ray Gibson, NC Radon Program Coordinator, reports that the Radon Program has created a one-minute video about radon and translated it into these languages:
• English
• Cantonese
• Chinese
• Hindi
• French
• German
• Spanish
• American Sign Language (which is 13 mins long)
See the video at ht…
The Vermont residential energy code was updated to include radon mitigation as an option that can be used as part of a compliance plan. EPA recognized this as a “Successful Approach for Reducing Radon Risk using Regulations and Building Codes.”
“Vermont Residential Building Standards (RBES) Ener…
Montgomery County, Maryland requires radon testing for multifamily (including
condominiums) and single-family rental housing, as well as disclosure and mitigation of radon
hazards above the EPA’s recommended action level. This requirement is administered by the
Department of Housing and Community Af…
Indiana Department of Health Reminds about Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Facebook Post
The Indiana Department of Health has posted on Facebook a message reminding everyone that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The message explains prolonged exposure to high levels of radon can be a cause of…
November 01, 2024
LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
2024
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and it remains the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States and in North Carolina…