Fetterman spurns Democratic anti-fracking message in bid for rural support

Published September 30, 2022 10:55am ET



ERIE, Pennsylvania — John Fetterman gives Democrats what is perhaps their best chance this November to flip a red seat blue and help them hold on to the Senate. But he’ll have to convince enough Pennsylvania voters that he can serve both Democrats’ aggressive climate change agenda and support the state’s prolific natural gas sector — something that, to many, represents a complete contradiction in terms.

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