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All Metro Schools Tested For Radon Gas

More than half of all Metro schools have high levels of the cancer causing gas, radon. Those are the results after the first phase of testing from the Metro Health Department More>>

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Metro Vows To Continue Testing Schools For Radon

Metro school officials are using the summer to lower levels of radon gas in classrooms across Davidson County following a NewsChannel 5 investigation . More>>

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Nashville Schools Test for Radon After 20-Year Delay

Metro Nashville schools have launched a major effort to test every school building for the cancer-causing gas radon. It follows an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation. More>>

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Law's Sponsor Warned in '88: 'We're Poisoning Our Kids'

NewsChannel 5 Investigates discovered that Metro had failed to follow a 1988 law designed to protect school children from radon. Now, Metro has begun testing for the cancer-causing gas. More>>

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Metro Teachers Demand Action Following Radon Investigation

Metro Nashville teachers are demanding action from the school board following a NewsChannel 5 investigation. They're concerned about dangerous levels of the cancer-causing gas radon in classrooms. More>>

Could Radon Cause Cancer For Two Rivers Employees?

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Could the high levels of radon detected at one area middle school be the cause behind the serious health issues of numerous employees? More>>

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Elevated Levels Of Radon Found In Some Metro Schools

The Metro Health Department just released test results from the first two rounds of radon testing at Metro Schools, and it shows some elevated levels. More>>

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Tennessee Schools Rejected Offers Of Free Radon Tests

Schools all across Tennessee ignored a program that offered free radon testing to every district in the state. They worried about how much it would cost to fix the problem. More>>

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Two More Schools Test High For Radon

New radon test results are in for more Nashville schools, and the numbers show two more schools with high levels of the cancer-causing gas. More>>

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Fans Will Be Used To Combat Radon In Schools

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Metro is taking steps to lower radon levels inside schools following a NewsChannel 5 investigation. Initial tests for the cancer causing gas showed high levels of radon at several schools. More>>

Teachers Worry About Lack Of Radon Information

Metro Nashville teachers are voicing new concerns to administrators about ongoing radon testing in the schools. More>>

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3 More Metro Schools Show High Radon Levels
3 More Metro Schools Show High Radon Levels
The latest radon test results show high levels of the cancer causing gas at three more Metro schools.more>>
Metro Schools Statement: Air Quality Testing in Metro Schools
Metro Schools Statement: Air Quality Testing in Metro Schools
Here is what Metro School officials are saying about the radon tests and what they plan to do about the problem.more>>
EPA: Radon Could Be a Serious Threat to Your School
EPA: Radon Could Be a Serious Threat to Your School
This document from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency describes what parents and teachers should know about radon in schools -- and what should happen after testing finds elevated levels.more>>
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Family Says Everyone Should Test For Radon
Family Says Everyone Should Test For Radon
Updated: Feb 3, 2011 10:09 PM CST2011-03-21 22:42:37 GMT
It's called the silent killer. Radon is a radioactive gas that reaches dangerous levels in many Tennessee homes. But incredibly many people never test for it.more>>

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Administration's Claims About Cordell Hull Questioned
Administration's Claims About Cordell Hull Questioned
The Haslam administration is preparing to demolish the 59-year-old Cordell Hull Building. But some of the administration's claims about the building's condition may have been exaggerated.more>>
The Haslam administration is preparing to demolish the 59-year-old Cordell Hull Building. But some of the administration's claims about the building's condition may have been exaggerated.more>>
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Senate, House Leaders Call For Review Of State Contract
Senate, House Leaders Call For Review Of State Contract
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell said Thursday they want the legislature to review a string of no-bid deals given to real estate giant Jones Lang Lasalle.more>>
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell said Thursday they want the legislature to review a string of no-bid deals given to real estate giant Jones Lang Lasalle.more>>
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Officials Close Door On More Fracking On State Land
Officials Close Door On More Fracking On State Land
Updated: Thursday, June 13 2013 7:19 PM EDT2013-06-13 23:19:12 GMT
State officials closed the door Thursday on widespread drilling for natural gas -- also known as fracking -- on state-owned land, at least for now.more>>
State officials closed the door Thursday on widespread drilling for natural gas -- also known as fracking -- on state-owned land, at least for now.more>>
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State Scraps Questionable Vehicle Maintenance Contract
State Scraps Questionable Vehicle Maintenance Contract
A questionable state contract, first exposed by NewsChannel 5, is being scrapped. That's what the Haslam administration told lawmakers Monday afternoon.more>>
A questionable state contract, first exposed by NewsChannel 5, is being scrapped. That's what the Haslam administration told lawmakers Monday afternoon.more>>
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Governor Invested In Company Getting $330 Million Contract
Governor Invested In Company Getting $330 Million Contract
Does Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam have a financial stake in a massive new contract to outsource the management of state buildings? That's the question uncovered by NewsChannel 5.more>>
Does Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam have a financial stake in a massive new contract to outsource the management of state buildings? That's the question uncovered by NewsChannel 5.more>>

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Radon: Updated Results from 2011 Radon Tests
Radon: Updated Results from 2011 Radon Tests
Click here to check radon results from Metro Nashville schools being tested in 2011. More than one fourth of all classrooms in the first two rounds of tests showed elevated levels.more>>
Radon: EPA Letter to Metro Schools, August 1989
Radon: EPA Letter to Metro Schools, August 1989
This 1989 letter, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, warns Metro Nashville schools of a "serious radon problem."more>>
Radon: Meeting Notes Re: Metro Schools Radon Issues, Feb. 24, 1989
Radon: Meeting Notes Re: Metro Schools Radon Issues, Feb. 24, 1989
These handwritten notes were made during a 1989 meeting held between Metro Nashville Public Schools, the Metro Nashville Health Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discuss radon issues inside Nashville schools.more>>
Radon: EPA Test Results, Metro Schools, 1989
Radon: EPA Test Results, Metro Schools, 1989
This summary shows what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered when it tested every classroom in 11 Metro Nashville schools for radon.more>>
Radon: View School Maps Showing 1989 Test Results
Radon: View School Maps Showing 1989 Test Results
These maps of 11 Metro Nashville schools show the classrooms were EPA testers found elevated levels of radon in 1989. Any levels above 4 pCi/l are considered to be unsafe for long-term exposure.more>>
Radon: Environmental Report, Metro Schools, Nov. 1989
Radon: Environmental Report, Metro Schools, Nov. 1989
This 1989 report, written by a Metro Nashville school official for the Director of Schools and Board of Public Education, outlines future plans for radon testing and mitigation.more>>
Radon: Metro Nashville's 1988 Radon Ordinance
Radon: Metro Nashville's 1988 Radon Ordinance
This ordinance, passed in 1988 by the Metro Nashville Council, prohibits any public building from being occupied if it has unacceptable levels of radon.more>>
Radon: Metro Health Department Regulation No. 9
Radon: Metro Health Department Regulation No. 9
This regulation, approved by the Metro Nashville Health Department, requires the agency to oversee regular testing of Metro buildings for radon, beginning in 180 days and being repeated every five years.more>>
Radon: Summary of State Contact with MNPS
Radon: Summary of State Contact with MNPS
This memo from the files of the Tennessee Radon Program office summarizes the office's communications with the Metro Nashville Public Schools.more>>
Radon: Tennessee Radon Letter to PTA
Radon: Tennessee Radon Letter to PTA
This 2000 letter from the head of the Tennessee Radon Program to the head of Tennessee's Parent Teacher Association shows the challenges that program administrators faced in getting school officials to take the issue seriously.more>>

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