Harris Rules Out Fracking Ban, Threading Needle on Oil
- Trump attacked Harris’ earlier stance in gas-rich Pennsylvania
- Harris’ remarks on oil-extraction method most definitive yet
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Vice President Kamala Harris said she wouldn’t halt fracking if elected president, reversing her prior opposition to the technique used to produce most US oil and gas today.
“As vice president, I did not ban fracking,” Harris said Thursday in an interview on CNN, her most definitive statement on the issue since becoming the Democratic nominee. “As president, I will not ban fracking.”