Clinton, Sanders explain why they're against fracking

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders took two different paths when it came to answering a question about fracking during the CNN Democratic debate in Flint.

Clinton said she does not support fracking "where any locality or any state is against it," and if the "release of methane or contamination of water is present" unless "we can require where anybody who fracks can tell us exactly what chemicals they use. I do not think there will be many places in America where fracking will continue to take place."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.