Why hasn’t California banned fracking yet?

Grist
By Joseph WintersSep 28, 2020, 3:55 am268 pts
$photo of Why hasn’t California banned fracking yet? image$ Alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom’s headline-making announcement last week that he would ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, he also said he supported a ban on new fracking permits by 2024. The announcement came in the middle of one of California’s most devastating fire seasons on record —…

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