Oregon Democrats won’t try to pass cap and trade in ’21: report

Oregon Democrats, stymied by Republican walkouts in previous attempts, won’t try to pass a cap and trade bill in the 2021 Legislature, according to a Willamette Week report.

Rep. Karin Power, the Milwaukie Democrat who led the push for the climate legislation in the House last year, told the paper that proponents would stick with the executive order Gov. Kate Brown issued in March, less than a week after a GOP walkout blocked a sweeping bill.

Unlike the cap and trade bill, Brown’s plan doesn’t…

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