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FILE - Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. Facing the need to win Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn off any prior assertion that she opposed fracking. But that hasn't stopped Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump from wielding her now-abandoned position as to win over working-class voters in the key battleground state where the industry means jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
August 5, 2024 | 9:52 AM

Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Middletown.
October 9, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Trump pounds fracking as a wedge issue in Pa. But if it’s not a top concern for voters, how much can it help?

While Trump keeps bringing it up in the campaign, Pennsylvania voters are most focused on health care, the pandemic and the economy.

By Susan Phillips
President Donald Trump speaks at the 9th annual Shale Insight Conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Pittsburgh.
October 23, 2019 | 6:54 PM

President Trump rips Paris climate agreement, Democrats while in Pittsburgh

He touted his administrations deregulation as key to American economic growth.

By Chris Potter/WESA
People testify before the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transporation Wednesday in Pittsburgh on a proposed rule to set weaker vehicle emission standards.
September 27, 2018 | 6:37 AM

Trump’s plan to roll back vehicle emission standards gets an airing in Pittsburgh

By Amy Sisk
January 23, 2018 | 6:17 PM

Tariff could hurt PA solar, but won’t ‘slam the door shut’

By Amy Sisk
Protesters gather outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2017, to protest President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the Unites States from the Paris climate change accord.
December 28, 2017 | 8:00 AM

Energy in 2017: Regulatory rollback and environmentalist angst

By Amy Sisk
September 28, 2017 | 8:28 PM

Spicer says rolling back regulations helping economy

By Reid Frazier
September 6, 2017 | 3:46 PM

Sean Spicer to address Shale Insight conference in Pittsburgh

By Marie Cusick
April 7, 2017 | 12:34 PM

EPA cuts would leave states with more work, less money

By Marie Cusick
March 28, 2017 | 4:44 PM

In Pennsylvania, Trump’s climate order met with anger and relief

By Marie Cusick
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