US Senator Bernie Sanders, a leading Democratic presidential candidate, has introduced legislation to phase in a nationwide ban on hydraulic fracturing and immediately block all federal permits on “fracked” oil and natural gas infrastructure, including pipelines, ethane crackers and LNG export terminals. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Analysts said Tuesday that the bill appeared intended to highlight the Vermont senator anti-fracking credentials during the primary season, which began Monday with the Iowa caucuses. “The point of this bill is for Senator Sanders to campaign on fracking,” said Kevin Book, managing director with ClearView Energy Partners. The bill appears unlikely to become law and would be subject to years of legal challenges if it ever […]