'Beyond oil': California Governor seeks to ban fracking and phase out fossil fuel production

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The second day of President Biden's Climate Leaders Summit secured a major coup late last week, after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an ambitious plan to end fracking in the state by 2024 and...

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