What A Bernie Sanders Fracking Ban Would Mean For Texas

Advocates say the extraction technique is crucial to the delivery of energy, and to protecting jobs.

By David Martin DaviesFebruary 6, 2020 9:30 am, , ,

From Texas Public Radio:

Bernie Sanders is one of the leading candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president. However, the senator from Vermont has policies that traditionally could be a hard sell here in Texas. Last week Sanders filed a bill that, if passed, would ban fracking.

Sen. Sanders’ stance opposing fracking isn’t new. He said it on the campaign trail in 2016.

 

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