Biden says ‘no new fracking’ for oil and gas

Published March 16, 2020 1:50am ET



Joe Biden said he would allow “no new fracking” during Sunday night’s Democratic debate after intense questioning from rival Bernie Sanders on whether Biden is serious about combating climate change.

“I’m talking about stopping fracking as soon as we possibly can” and “telling the fossil fuel industry they’re going to stop destroying the planet,” the Vermont senator said, questioning Biden’s climate platform.

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