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    What is fracking in politics and why did Harris say she won’t ban it?

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    “I did not ban fracking as vice president of the United States,” Harris said. “And I was in fact the deciding vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, which opened up new leases for fracking.”

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    Vice President Kamala Harris said during Tuesday’s presidential debate that she would not ban fracking. But what exactly is fracking and when did the vice president say she would ban it?

    In 2019, Harris called for a ban on fracking during his campaign for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election.

    However, during her first interview in August after announcing her candidacy for president, Harris said she would not ban fracking.

    On Tuesday night, during the presidential debate with former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia, she reiterated that she will not ban fracking.

    “I made that very clear in 2020: I’m not going to ban fracking,” Harris said after one of the moderators, Linsey Davis, asked her about her position on the topic.

    What is fracking?

    According to National Geographic, hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is a method of extracting natural gas and oil from deep within the Earth’s surface.

    Chemicals, water and sand are injected under high pressure to open and widen cracks beneath the Earth’s surface, allowing the natural gas and oil the world depends on to be extracted.

    According to National Geographic, fracking is taking place in the United States, in areas such as New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia, making it a hot topic during the 2024 presidential debate.

    What did Harris say about fracking?

    While Harris has changed her position on a fracking ban, she said her “values ​​haven’t changed” and that the country needs to invest in diverse energy sources to “reduce our dependence on foreign oil.”

    “I did not ban fracking as vice president of the United States,” Harris said. “And I was in fact the deciding vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, which opened up new leases for fracking.”

    She added that the method reduced the country’s dependence on foreign oil.

    However, Trump argued that despite her words, she still held the same position and would ban the method.

    “She’s been against it for 12 years,” the former president said when it was his turn to respond.

    “She wants to confiscate your guns and she will never allow fracking in Pennsylvania. If she wins the election, fracking in Pennsylvania will stop on day one.”

    Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY. You can contact her at LinkedInfollow her up X, formerly Twitter, Instagram And TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at [email protected]

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