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"path": "/news/2026/05/22/california-steps-closer-to-ban-on-engineered-stone-after-silicosis-surge/",
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"textContent": "California regulators advanced a proposal to ban artificial stone countertops linked to silicosis from toxic silica dust, beginning rulemaking to prohibit engineered stone with more than 1% crystalline silica tied to hundreds of California cases.",
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