Countertops made of the engineered stone "quartz" are incredibly popular, but public health experts say cutting this material unsafely can expose... California is poised to become the first state in ...

Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say ...

California workplace safety regulators approved an amended petition to ban fabricating engineered stone, kicking off the ...

A “silicosis dashboard” run by the California Department of Public Health shows that as of May 22, 562 workers have ...

California workplace safety regulators want to completely ban kitchen quartz countertops because they are linked to an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Spruce / Kevin Norris Quartz is one of the most popular stone materials for kitchen and bathroom countertops. Not only are ...

Quartz is a popular choice for beautiful kitchen countertops thanks to its durability, style, and resistance to stains. Unlike natural stone surfaces, it's engineered to be nonporous – that means it ...

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California is poised to become the first state in the country to adopt special measures to protect workers who make kitchen and bathroom countertops out of a popular kind of artificial stone known as ...