The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging homeowners to test for radon. Unsafe levels of radon can lead to serious illness.  The Surgeon General says radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. with an estimated 21,000 deaths a year.  WFIR’s Timothy Martin has details.

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