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'OPB Politics Now': Cap And Trade Creeps Forward Amid A Looming Walkout

By Lauren Dake (OPB), Dirk VanderHart (OPB) and Anna Griffin (OPB)
Portland, Ore. Feb. 21, 2020 4:08 p.m.
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A man holds a sign that says "WARMER IS BETTER" at a Timber Unity rally in front of the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. The group is opposing cap-and-trade legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

A man holds a sign that says "WARMER IS BETTER" at a Timber Unity rally in front of the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. The group is opposing cap-and-trade legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Oregon Legislature crept closer to a vote on a controversial plan to fight climate change this week.

And it crept closer to a Republican walkout.

This week on "OPB Politics Now," we look at where things stand with cap and trade legislation — and whether GOP lawmakers already have their bags packed.


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