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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oliver Milman

Kamala Harris will not ban fracking if she wins White House, campaign says

A crude oil pump jack
A crude oil pump jack in Loving county, Texas, in 2019. Photograph: Angus Mordant/Reuters

Kamala Harris will not seek to ban fracking if she becomes US president, campaign officials have confirmed, with the de facto Democratic nominee expected to focus instead on aggressively promoting the stark contrast on the climate crisis between Joe Biden’s administration and Donald Trump.

Harris had previously, as a candidate for the 2020 presidential nomination, vowed to ban fracking, as well as back a Green New Deal, a progressive resolution to shift the US to 100% renewable energy, and new government dietary guidelines to encourage people to reduce their meat eating.

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