LAist

California doctors urge ban on engineered stone as silicosis cases surge

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A former stoneworker named Lopez sat ...
KQED

As California Silicosis Cases Rise, Engineered Stone Industry Seeks Immunity in DC

Artificial stone manufacturers facing hundreds of silicosis lawsuits in California urged lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to ...
Morningstar

Brayton Purcell LLP Supports WOEMA Petition Urging Cal/OSHA to Ban Artificial Stone Slabs Containing More Than 1% Crystalline Silica

NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Brayton Purcell LLP announces its full support for the Western Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association (WOEMA) petition, submitted on Friday, ...
Scientific American

Molding and Mixing Machines, used by the Union Stone Company--The Sorel Process of Manufacturing Artificial Stone

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...
KQED

California Doctors Urge Ban on Engineered Stone as Silicosis Cases Surge

A former stoneworker named Lopez sat confined to his East Bay home, breathing with the help of a whirring oxygen supply machine through clear tubes pronged to his nostrils. After years of making ...