Fluoride is added to drinking water across the U.S., but residents of some states are considerably more likely to be drinking ...

Radon is a cancer-causing gas linked to 250 new lung cancers each year. The EPA is launching new radon maps which predict as many as 170,000 homes are now at risk. That is up from 45,000 homes in ...

The EPA says no level of radon is safe and advises that mitigation efforts be taken when radon concentration reaches 148 ...

Radon is a dangerous carcinogen ... and homes with pets are likelier to have dander. You can use the EPA’s AirNow map to determine the air quality in your local community.

When [Chris Nafis] built an addition onto his historical home he found that a Radon problem, previously mitigated with plenty of concrete, seemed to rear its ugly head yet again. He eventually ...

At the Suncor Oil Refinery in Commerce City, some air pollution is visible to the naked eye. But a new study found another unexpected, and invisible, contaminant: radioactivity.

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Long Island leaders say they're hopeful that Donald Trump's pick for head of the EPA​, former Rep. Lee Zeldin, will in fact ...

Research has also shown a correlation between radon exposure and stroke, heart attack, and leukemia. According to the EPA, it’s responsible for over 21,000 deaths annually and it’s the #1 ...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and despite Utah’s low smoking rates, lung cancer is more prevalent than many residents are aware of.

In this case, the effects of environmental hazards may not be immediately apparent. Exposure to radon, for example, can lead to lung cancer, but it may be years before that happens. With building ...