Other Universities Doing Similar Studies?

As a Berkeley alumnus, it makes me proud to see that you guys have chosen to do this research project. I've been glued to the web for any info I can get my eyes on, ever since the earthquake, and this has become my #1 source for it. There was a great blog on Reuters.com that was shut down a few weeks ago, which was similar. I do get frustrated with all the trolls here wasting everyone's time, but that just goes with the territory of a public, anonymous site.

I live in Pittsburgh, PA, and we have a governor who is pro drilling, pro nuclear, and not so much pro health. We had some readings here in a previous rainfall that suggested I131 was at levels 80x the recommended EPA level for drinking water, and he said that was fine because most people don't drink rainwater directly. That was frustrating, but what is more frustrating is that the EPA is apparently trying to dramatically increase the allowable radiation levels in food, air, and water, even though they lost the legal battle to do so in 2009. That issue is what I'm focusing on now, and most eager to hear more about. Can't find any news about it anywhere, though, except for the original post from PEER.org a few days ago, and links back to it.

So, my question to you guys at Cal is this...do you know of any other universities (besides UW) who are doing studies just like yours? Pitt, or Carnegie Mellon, perhaps? Or Penn State? It would be great if you guys could share links with any other schools you know of, around the country, who are doing this. Maybe even set up a simple website where people can go and access the info. I don't know about a mass government coverup going on. I'd like to think there isn't one, but I can't say it would surprise me. Seems to me any time there's an environmental disaster, it's always downplayed and it always ends up being at least 10x worst than originally reported. BP is a classic example.

It would be great for all the centers of knowledge (i know some politicians aren't too keen on knowledge) to get together to keep the interested public informed. Any info on other schools conducting tests would be appreciated, and thanks again for all your hard work.

By the way, it just rained at least an inch or two over the last 2 days, and Pittsburghers already have radon in their homes at higher levels than just about everywhere else in the USA. And while the EPA action level for radon mitigation is 4 pCi/L, the WHO just lowered theirs to 2 pCi/L. That's another issue, but you can see why any ADDITIONAL radiation is something I'm desperately looking to avoid.

Thanks.