The Utah Department of Environmental Quality Radon Program provides radon data current to 2021 in its Health Tracking site, which includes the earlier data from 2006 onward. Radon is included in the Healthy Homes topics and information is provided by the Department, one of ten partners contributin…
Utah Educates Relators in Utah
Information contributed by Eleanor Divver
Eleanor Divver, Radon Coordinator for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, provides outreach and education to realtors in Utah. She teaches a real estate class to realtors entitled "Radon for the Real Estate Prof…
Data as of June 30, 2022, indicates that Nevada is making progress in efforts to construct homes that include radon resistant new construction (RRNC). Statewide total of 560 homes have been constructed with RRNC.
Clark, Douglas and Washoe Counties lead the state in the number of homes built with R…
The University of Nevada, Reno Extension Radon Education Program has diverse and interested audiences for radon education. Christine Kelly, Program Manager, explained:
“We’ve switched from general public education to a more targeted approach with influential groups; realtors, civic leaders, health…
State legislation enacted in 2021 (H.B. 21-1195), effective July 2022, requires those who test for radon to obtain a state license and to comply with applicable ANSI/AARST radon measurement protocols or other state-approved national consensus standards. The law exempts from licensing those who perfo…
New York State has addressed radon exposure in its Comprehensive Cancer Plan through 2023.
Radon is considered in the section “II-2.2: Environmental and Occupational Exposure.”
To reduce the risk of health effects, the plan notes that exposures should be reduced because exposure to radon is linked t…