Posted inHealth Inside the silicosis epidemic that’s killing countertop stonecutters: ‘My lungs had nothing left’ by Semantha Raquel Norris • Capital & Main March 21, 2026, 6:00 a.m.March 19, 2026, 3:07 p.m. A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease. Experts say it isn’t enough.