Radical Anti-Fracking Activists Endorse Kamala Harris’ Campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris has racked up endorsements from several hardline climate groups that oppose fracking, even after her campaign disavowed her previous support of a fracking ban.

The political arms of 350.org, Friends of the Earth, the Center for Biological Diversity, Food and Water Watch, Climate Hawks Vote, Clean Water Action and the Green New Deal Network have all endorsed Harris, even after her campaign told The Hill last Friday that she no longer would ban fracking. The groups — all of which oppose fracking — had not endorsed President Joe Biden before he quit the 2024 presidential race, and they join a growing list of major environmental groups backing Harris as Election Day approaches.

Fracking is a technique for natural gas and oil extraction that has enabled a boom in American natural production over the past 15 years. When she last sought the presidency ahead of the 2020 election, Harris said that there’s “no question” fracking should be banned, though she has backed off of that position in addition to several other left-wing ideas in recent weeks as she eyes the Oval Office for a second time.