The EPA has designated January as Radon Awareness Action Month. Radon can pose a real health problem for homeowners, but there are ways to mitigate the problem.

Radon is a colorless, odorless, invisible, naturally occurring radioactive gas that can plague your home, but there are ways to test for, get rid of, and prevent it from becoming a problem in the ...

Health officials say everyone should test homes and fix the problem if levels are too high. Overall, one in four houses in the Portland area, well above the national average, accumulates radon ...

Free radon test kits may be available in Pennsylvania, where experts say about 40% of homes have high radon levels.

This pipe acts like a chimney and radon floats out of it. Any time the wind blows over the top of the pipe, it creates a vacuum and radon is actively pulled out of the soil under your home.

You can't see, smell or taste radon in your home. But that doesn't mean it isn't there, according to Dr. Jon Cole of the Minnesota Poison Control System. "You have no symptoms while it's happening ...

The law does not require a homeowner to fix a radon problem, however, if it is discovered. "Radon is not regulated at the federal level.

If a high radon level is detected in your home, you can take steps to fix the problem to protect yourself and your family.

Any home can have a radon gas problem. The only way to determine if your home is trapping radon is to do a test. DHEC provides home test kits that are free and easy to use.

Radon is No. 1 cause of lung cancer among non-smokers Michigan officials are urging residents to test their homes for a dangerous, radioactive gas that is found naturally in the environment.