Doctors warn fracking pollution is endangering the health of millions

The battle between environmentalists and the energy industry is not new. However, pollution from fracking may be stepping over the line, since there is evidence that the undisclosed chemical mix used to extract the natural gas in deep wells is threatening the health of millions of people.

Issues surrounding serious health risks and "murky drinking water in Pennsylvania" has caused doctors to call for a ban on fracking for natural gas.

Fracking, also called hydraulic fracturing, is a process that extracts natural gas from underground reserves by forcing 586 different chemicals, sand, and water into deep wells. The chemicals are believed to be highly toxic and are finding their way into drinking water supplies throughout the country.

Due to the 2005 Bush/Cheney Energy Bill, commonly referred to as the Halliburton Loophole, the companies that are fracking are allowed to keep the toxicity of the chemicals they are using secret.

Ohio was able to get a moratorium in 2010, after fracking caused eleven earthquakes.

Doctors fear that the confidential chemical mix used in fracking is far more deadly than energy companies are willing to admit, which is why they are pushing back against EPA disclosure laws.

Video of drinking water set on fire as it comes out of a faucet.