A national ban on fracking has been a top demand for progressives and environmentalists for years, even becoming one of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ top campaign promises during the Democratic primaries. But Joe Biden, the party’s nominee, sees it differently: he’s made clear he doesn’t favor an outright ban on the practice. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman, on the nuances of debates over the role for fracking, and why it will be a wedge issue for Democrats in the years to come. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Ben Lefebvre    is an energy reporter for POLITICO.Zack Colman covers energy and the environment for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices