Trump embraces natural gas industry on visit to Pennsylvania

President Trump arrives Wednesday to speak at the ninth annual Shale Insight Conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. Evan Vucci/Associated Press PITTSBURGH — President Trump promoted his support for the natural gas industry Wednesday, making clear on his second visit to Pennsylvania in the past three months that he sees his pro-industry policies as a boost to his chances of winning the battleground state in 2020. As some of his leading Democratic opponents call for a fracking ban, Trump has been eager to cut a contrast, touting his support for a sector he says brings economic benefits to rural pockets and jobs to construction union workers. But pipeline politics might not be so clear-cut. In the suburbs that might be key to his path to victory, Pennsylvania voters have shown a growing opposition to the drilling and massive pipelines required to move its product across the state. Candidates in state and local races are increasingly hardening their stances on the industry. National polling shows growing skepticism of fracking, the process used in extraction. While the issue is unlikely to be the one that turns a race already dominated by Trump’s strong personality, a looming impeachment fight… Read full this story

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