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A Grassroots Anti-Environmentalist Movement Grows in Oregon
When Jeff Leavy, a trucker from Clatskanie, Oregon, heard in mid-2019 that a timber mill in the neighboring county was shutting down its swing shift in part because of a proposed emissions bill, he considered it another blow to his industry. The legislation aimed to limit carbon dioxide emissions to the equivalent of 25,000 metric tons; companies emitting more would have to buy carbon credits at auction. The money made would then be invested back into communities, including rural ones, affected by climate change. By June, word was traveling in rural parts of the state that the bill, known as cap and trade, would decimate the timber industry. Leavy, who has been hauling for almost 20 years, b

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