A doctor’s claim that sections of Act 13 regarding the confidentiality of chemical compositions of fluids used in hydraulic fracturing hindered his ability to treat patients has been dismissed.
On June 30, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed plaintiff Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez’s claim that because companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, need only disclose the chemicals that make up the fluids used to fracture shale if an emergency occurs and if the doctors agree to keep the information confidential, he was unable to treat patients and risked losing his license.
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