Hillary Clinton, though, needed more time to outline three conditions in a more nuanced answer on fracking. She's against it "when any locality or any state is against it," "when the release of methane or contamination of water is present," and "unless we can require that anybody who fracks has to tell us exactly what chemicals they are using."
Until those conditions are met, "we've got to regulate everything that is currently underway, and we have to have a system in place that prevents further fracking."
"By the time we get through all of my conditions, I do not think there will be many places in America where fracking will continue to take place," she added.
"By the time we get through all of my conditions, I do not think there will be many places in America where fracking will continue to take place."
Clinton offered qualified support for fracking well before Sanders even registered in the presidential race. Addressing the National Clean Energy Summit in 2014, Clinton said, "we have to face head-on the legitimate, pressing environmental concerns about some new extraction practices and their impacts on local water, soil, and air supplies. Methane leaks in the production and transportation of natural gas are particularly troubling. So it's crucial that we put in place smart regulations and enforce them, including deciding not to drill when the risks are too high."