Pennsylvania law prevents doctors from telling patients about fracking chemicals

A new law passed in Pennsylvania forces natural gas companies to disclose the chemicals and quantities used in fracking fluids to any physician who requests the information in order to diagnose a patient. A well-buried provision states that the health professionals must sign a confidentiality agreement and agree not to share the information with anyone, including the very patients they are treating.

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Fracking water breakdown

Check out this article posted by ProPublica Wednesday.

It gives a detailed report of all the chemicals used in the fracking process. It breaks them down in categories of the Most Commonly Found, Serious Health Hazards and Just Plain Weird. A detailed and insightful piece.