The incurable lung disease has killed 31 countertop workers and sickened 560, numbers that are expected to keep climbing while regulators draft emergency rules.
Silicosis has killed dozens of workers and sickened hundreds more. Public health experts say a product ban can prevent the illness.
A governor-appointed state board weighs whether to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from a deadly lung disease.
Republicans in Congress want to ban lawsuits against quartz manufacturers, including a company whose CEO is a major Trump donor.
A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.