In honor of National Radon Action Month, check out EPA's Greenversations blog to read weekly blog entries on radon! Find the first entry already posted about community action in radon through the Radon Leadership Initiative.

Entries with similar topics will be posted by the USEPA's Indoor Environments Division on Jan 15th, Jan 19th and Jan 26th. The purpose of Greenversations is to start a conversation with the public on pertinent radon issues and receive immediate feedback. Feel free to comment and encourage your community to do so. Check it out!

EPA is developing a Strategic Program Plan to meet its mandates on radon, and is seeking input from the radon community. EPA has hosted two previous opportunities for feedback on its plan from individual radon stakeholders - a feedback polll hosted on RadonLeaders.org and a discussion Webinar. On Sunday, September 20, 2009 EPA hosted a discussion session on its Plan during the concurrent national radon meetings in St. Louis, MO (AARST's 2009 International Radon Symposium, and CRCPD's 19th National Radon Training Conference).

The current draft of the Strategic Program Plan is available for download.

Please note, you must be logged in to RadonLeaders.org to download these documents.

An agreement reached between the Environmental Protection Agency and plaintiffs in a lawsuit could result in stronger limits on radon emissions from uranium mills, including a proposed operation near Naturita, between Durango and Grand Junction.

Colorado Citizens Against ToxicWaste, representing concerned residents living near the Cotter mill in Cañon City, and WildEarth Guardians filed the suit in 2008, according to a news release from the Cañon City group.

The lawsuit and settlement were reached with the help of the Energy Minerals Law Center, a Durango-based nonprofit.

Travis Stills, an attorney with the law center, said in a phone interview Sunday that the settlement compels the EPA to revisit its limits on the radioactive gas, which haven't been reviewed or changed in 20 years.

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Please join us for a discussion on EPA’s Long-Term Strategy for radon. The National Radon Program is developing a long-term vision and strategy and we want to hear from you.

Register for a Webinar discussion on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, from 1-3 PM, EST.

The Webinar will include break-out discussions of strategies EPA might pursue under three possible program scenarios: (1) existing resources and authority; (2) increased resources and existing authority; and (3) increased resources and increased authority.

To participate, you must register in advance for one of the three Webinar break-out discussions. Please select one of the following discussion options:

• Participate in a Webinar discussion focused on EPA’s Long-Term Strategy options assuming Existing Resources, and Existing Authority by registering at: http://tiny.cc/OBLK0

UPDATE, Thursday, August 6, 2009

To register for this Webinar please Click Here.

EPA is developing a Long-term Strategy to meet its mandates on radon, and is seeking input from the radon community.

During June, 2009, EPA collected feedback from individual stakeholders via a poll on RadonLeaders.org. EPA is hosting a second opportunity for individual stakeholders to provide feedback on its Long-term Strategy during a Webinar on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, from 1-3 PM, EST. Please save the date for this Webinar!

Registered attendees will receive a draft copy of the EPA Long-term Strategy prior to the Webinar. All attendees will be able to provide feedback on the Strategy during the Webinar. Webinar registration details and other information will be added to this Website shortly.

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