Fracking Ban, Embraced by Some Democratic Hopefuls, Could Hit Economy

Climate-change platforms of some Democratic presidential candidates propose a ban on fracking to extract fossil fuels, a move that could have consequences for the U.S. economy

Climate-change platforms of some Democratic presidential candidates propose a ban on fracking to extract fossil fuels, a move that is popular with their supporters but could have consequences for the U.S. economy.

Candidates including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have signaled their willingness to banish the practice—which involves pumping a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into rock formations deep below the earth’s surface to release reserves of oil and gas—and others have said they would work to phase it...

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