HB45 proposes a radon task force to study solutions.
Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the nation, yet the biggest source of cancer deaths in the state is lung cancer. How can that be?
Project: The Radioactive Killer
Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the nation, yet lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer. What’s going on?
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Rich Lord, a participant in the 2019 National Fellowship.
Other stories in this series include:
10 ways to protect your family from radon
Lethal and lawless
The radioactive killer
How researchers discovered radon’s toxic trail.
Ignorance is not bliss, choose to take action now.
Project: Lethal and lawless
How Utah’s hands-off approach to radon is putting people at risk.