TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY TRPA RESOLUTION NO. 2022–
A RESOLUTION DECLARING JANUARY 2022 AS “NATIONAL RADON ACTION MONTH IN LAKE TAHOE”
WHEREAS, many Lake Tahoe residents don’t know about radon, yet need to know for the safety and health of their families, as radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring radioactive gas that is the primary cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the second leading cause of lung cancer for smokers; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates 21,000 people in the U.S. die each year from lung cancer caused by indoor radon exposure, and lung and bronchus cancer kill more people in a year than any other cancer; and
WHEREAS, radon kills more people than secondhand smoke, drunk driving and home fires combined; and
WHEREAS, any home in Lake Tahoe may have elevated levels of radon, even if neighboring homes do not, and living in a home with an average radon level of 4 picocuries per liter of air poses a similar risk of developing lung cancer as smoking half a pack of cigarettes a day; and
WHEREAS, testing is the only way to know if a home has an elevated radon level, and testing is easy and inexpensive, and when identified, homes can be fixed; and
WHEREAS, University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Nevada Radon Education Program, the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, and the EPA support efforts to encourage all Lake Tahoe residents to test their homes for radon, mitigate elevated levels of radon, and have new homes built with radon-reducing materials and features.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency does hereby support January 2022 as National Radon Action Month in Lake Tahoe.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency this 26th day of January, 2022.
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