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Pennsylvania's Gas Politics Churn as Trump Embraces Industry

Associated Press

   EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA - For a second time in three months, President
   Donald Trump is headed to Pennsylvania to promote his support for the
   natural gas industry, making clear that he sees his pro-industry
   policies as a boost to his chances of winning the battleground state.

   As some of his leading Democratic opponents are calling 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.

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