In response to a growing epidemic of an occupational lung disease that has killed dozens of California stonecutters and sickened hundreds more, public health experts are urging state regulators to ban engineered stone commonly used for kitchen countertops. But a potential ban faces pushback from the industry, which argues that stricter enforcement of the state's workplace safety standards is enough to protect workers.

Reporter: Semantha Norris
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