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Impact: OSHA Announces Enforcement Initiative After Public Health Watch Reveals Silicosis Cluster in California

At least 77 fabricators of engineered-stone countertops in the state have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of the fatal lung disease since January 2016

Black Lung Disease Is Affecting More Coal Miners in West Virginia. Here’s What to Know

‘This stuff is killing me’: After decades of delay, new black lung protections come too late for some West Virginia coal miners

Federal Fix for Silica Dust Understates What We Found: Thousands of Coal Miners Still Sick and Dying

Silicosis Cases Are Mounting Among Countertop Fabricators in California. An Emergency Standard Is Coming.

In Scorching-Hot Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott Just Took Away Construction Workers’ Right to a Rest Break

L.A. County Supervisors Take Initial Steps Toward a Ban on Artificial-Stone Countertops

California Regulators Drafting Emergency Rule to Combat Deadly Lung Disease

State Laws Favor Workers’ Comp Benefits for Firefighters With Cancer. Cities and Counties Keep Denying Them.

Toxic Firefighting Foam Persists in U.S. Despite Calls for a Ban