It’s Not Just Fracking. Pennsylvanians Oppose Harris’s Climate Policies

Fracking haunts Vice President Kamala Harris. Her flip-flop — advocating a federal ban on fracking in 2019 only to recant it in 2024 — has enraged many in Pennsylvania, a critical swing state that relies heavily on its energy sector.

But recent polling by the Commonwealth Foundation shows that most Pennsylvanians object to not only a fracking ban but also most heavy-handed environmental policies — many of which the vice president embraces. Harris’s revised fracking stance reflects a broader emphasis that pushes overregulation and climate alarmism rather than reliability and cost.

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André Béliveau

André Béliveau is the senior manager of energy policy at the Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s free-market think tank.

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Fracking haunts Vice President Kamala Harris. Her flip-flop — advocating a federal ban on fracking in 2019 only to recant it in 2024 — has enraged many in Pennsylvania, a critical swing state that relies heavily on its energy sector.

But recent polling by the Commonwealth Foundation shows that most Pennsylvanians object to not only a fracking ban but also most heavy-handed environmental policies — many of which the vice president embraces. Harris’s revised fracking stance reflects a broader emphasis that pushes overregulation and climate alarmism rather than reliability and cost.