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fromKqed
6 days ago
Public health

California Fabricators Face Artificial Stone Ban as Silicosis Cases Mount | KQED

California regulators may ban artificial stone fabrication due to rising silicosis cases despite heavy compliance investments by fabricators.
fromThe Atlantic
11 months ago
SF politics

DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease

Cuts to agencies protecting workers' lungs may lead to a resurgence of silicosis, a preventable but debilitating disease.
Public health
fromKqed
6 days ago

California Fabricators Face Artificial Stone Ban as Silicosis Cases Mount | KQED

California regulators may ban artificial stone fabrication due to rising silicosis cases despite heavy compliance investments by fabricators.
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fromKqed
1 month ago

Your Kitchen Countertop Could Be Making Workers Sick | KQED

Engineered stone, or quartz, is a man-made material made with high concentrations of silica that is commonly used to make kitchen countertops in the U.S. And it's making the workers who cut this material sick.
Silicon Valley
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

Wyoming's mining advocates see profit and peril under Trump

"For generations, the United Mine Workers of America has fought to protect the health and safety of coal miners and all working people," union president Cecil Roberts said in a statement announcing a lawsuit against the cuts in May.
Public health
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