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California Prepares to Ban Quartz Countertop Production

05. Oktober 2026 um 14:57
The state would be the first to block an industry that has been connected to a deadly lung disease in workers.

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A California rule would ban any manufactured stone that contains more than 1 percent of crystalline silica.

Starbucks Drops Drink Powder That Enveloped Baristas in Clouds of Dust

Baristas said the ingredient left them coughing and sneezing.

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A Starbucks store in Austin, Texas, this month. The company this week removed a powder used in its blended refreshers drinks from its U.S. stores.

5 Takeaways on the Fallout From an Alarming C.T.E. Study

25. August 2026 um 20:12
At least one in four N.F.L. players, and likely a much higher percentage, had the brain disease when they died. Will anything change?

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy can be diagnosed only posthumously.

Many N.F.L. Players Get Brain Disease. Why Hasn’t OSHA Intervened?

25. August 2026 um 10:09
“We never see things that are this dire,” a former chief scientist of the agency said about rates of C.T.E. in former players.

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The former N.F.L. player Jonathan Martin entering an M.R.I. machine for a brain examination that was part of a study to develop treatments for the symptoms and illnesses linked to C.T.E.

Quartz Countertop Makers Want Immunity Against Legal Claims from Sick Stone Cutters

16. März 2026 um 09:00
Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.

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Jeff Rose, a part owner of a countertop fabrication shop in Nicholasville, Ky., is among the hundreds, if not thousands, of workers who have been diagnosed with silicosis, a lethal lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust.

Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025

Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.

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The Trump administration has made efforts to roll back regulations for worker safety and protections, including plans to pull back a requirement that employers provide appropriate lighting at construction sites.

A Mysterious Death of a Teen Worker at a Nebraska Hog Farm

19. Dezember 2025 um 10:00
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers.

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The Beaver Valley Pork farm in St. Edward, Neb.
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