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Read the rest of our series, “The Holdouts”, on the 10 states that have declined to expand Medicaid.

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The Watch: December 7, 2023

Smokers of color hit harder with health costs, night shift workers prone to sleep disorders, western wildfires worsen air quality, cause premature deaths

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Federal Fix for Silica Dust Understates What We Found: Thousands of Coal Miners Still Sick and Dying

Coal miners have been exposed to toxic amounts of silica dust for decades. Now, federal mine safety regulators are proposing tough new rules to protect them. But the proposal fails to mention the biggest cost so far, perhaps undercutting the case for urgent action now: more than 4,000 miners sick and dying since 2010.

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Misplaced Priorities in Texas

The Texas Legislature is wrapping up another session without addressing the state’s high rate of residents without health insurance. For a physician, meeting these patients’ needs can be impossible.

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Latest Chemical Plant Fire Unnerves, Infuriates Houston-Area Residents

A recent investigation by Public Health Watch and The Texas Tribune revealed government negligence before and during a devastating 2019 fire at a tank farm in the Houston suburb of Deer Park. Earlier this month, a public hearing was held for that facility. The next day, another big fire broke out at a plant down the road.

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