Jim Morris, Author at Public Health Watch

California Unveils Draft Rule to Ban Artificial-Stone Countertops

by Jim Morris September 16, 2026September 24, 2026

The move comes in response to a silicosis epidemic among fabricators of the popular surfaces.

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Our Fifth Anniversary

by Jim Morris August 16, 2026August 16, 2026

Silicosis Epidemic

California Moves Closer to Banning Fabrication of Popular Countertops

by Jim Morris May 21, 2026May 22, 2026

California May Ban Artificial-Stone Countertops

by Jim Morris April 14, 2026April 30, 2026

A surreal illustration depicting a neighborhood street in which chemical tanks, cranes and flaring stacks linger in the hazy background. There is a large fissure in the street, where pipes are creeping out and breaking into a home on the left and a car on the right. Smoke streams from one of the pipes and onto the neighboring playground.

Fumed

Texas Clears the Way for Petrochemical Expansion as Experts Warn of Health Risks

by Shelby Jouppi, Jim Morris and Savanna Strott December 30, 2025February 23, 2026

Ruminations on PHW’s 4th Birthday

by Jim Morris August 18, 2025August 18, 2025

We’ve been here all along

by Jim Morris July 10, 2025March 3, 2026

‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries

by Jim Morris and Molly Peterson April 22, 2025April 23, 2025

Silicosis Epidemic

California Introduces Online Dashboard to Track Silicosis Cases

by Jim Morris February 7, 2025February 7, 2025

‘We Give Manufactured Chemicals More Rights Than We Give Criminal Defendants’

by Jim Morris January 8, 2025January 12, 2025