"Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has a new line of attack against Hillary Clinton tailor-made for New York voters: that she is too soft on hydraulic fracturing.

Sanders has taken a firmer line against the drilling practice than the Democratic front-runner, calling for it to be banned nationwide.

He highlighted his fracking stance in an ad released this week, putting the issue front and center as he seeks to make up ground ahead of the crucial New York primary next week, which will award 247 delegates."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill April 13, 2016. [2]