Oil CEO says Trump has changed his mind on fracking

Published August 24, 2016 3:27pm ET



A top oil executive and adviser to Donald Trump said the Republican presidential nominee has changed his mind on his support for local fracking bans.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Harold Hamm, the chief executive of Continental Resources Inc., said Trump no longer supports local and state fracking bans. Trump said in a July interview with a Colorado TV station he “can understand” if cities and states want to ban fracking.

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