Over the past decade, engineered stone countertops made from crushed quartz have taken over the U.S. market. They come in a range of colors and patterns, and manufacturers talk up their advantages.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quartz countertops, a staple in many high-end kitchens, are being linked to an alarming number of cases of lung disease. Marek ...

The Health and Safety Executive has announced new guidance in an attempt to prevent avoidable deaths of stoneworkers from silicosis.

A worker told he has just weeks to live after developing a lung disease brought on by years of cutting kitchen worktops is taking legal action against his former employers. Dad-of-three Marek Marzec, ...

Jeff Rose, a 56-year-old grandfather in Georgetown, Kentucky, contracted a lethal lung disease doing a job he loves: carving kitchen countertops from slabs of quartz, a human-made product that has ...

Most quartz slabs sold in the United States come from manufacturers in countries including China, Israel and Spain. They reach U.S. homes from a network of big-box stores and smaller distributors, ...