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‘My Lungs Had Nothing Left’: Inside the Epidemic Killing Countertop Stonecutters
A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.
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