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The Toxic Legacy of the Permian Basin: Protecting Gaines County Workers and Families from Mesothelioma and Industrial Disease The West Texas wind that sweeps across US Highway 180 and down into the cotton fields of Seagraves carries more than just red dust; for decades, it has carried the microscopic seeds of a health crisis that many Gaines County families are only discovering today. You spent years at the Hess Seminole Unit, worked the rigs for Occidental or Apache, or maintained the heavy machinery that keeps the Permian Basin’s economy moving, and that work was more than a paycheck—it was a point of pride. But while you were building the energy infrastructure of Texas, the corporations you served were quietly burying evidence that the substances filling your lungs—asbestos, benzene, and toxic pesticides—would eventually trigger a battle for your life. For many in Seminole and Loop, a diagnosis of mesothelioma, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), or Parkinson’s disease feels like a sudden lightning strike, but the reality is that the biological clock has been ticking since your first shift in the 1970s or 80s. These are not just "unfortunate illnesses" or the natural consequences of aging; they are the result of specific, documented…