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A3 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019 Oregon close to fi nalizing cap-and-trade bill Money directed to rural areas By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press SALEM — Oregon law- makers on Monday unveiled a compromise proposal to a controversial cap-and-trade bill regulating greenhouse gas emissions, responding to overwhelming opposition from businesses and agricul- tural groups who worry the plan could put them out of work. If passed, Oregon would become the second state after California to imple- ment an economywide cap- and-trade program. Under the bill, the state would place an overall limit on emissions and then sell a set number of pollution permits, or “allow- ances,” to the highest bidder. But the plan sparked crit- icism from both sides, draw- ing thousands to testify at a series of public hearings around the state over the past two months. Environmental- ists complained that the pro- gram doesn’t go far enough and exempts too many pol- luters, while businesses say the costs associated with it would mean higher fuel costs and lost jobs. State Sen. Michael Dembrow and Rep. Karin Power, the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Car- bon Reduction, said the new changes are meant to address those concerns and strike a delicate balance between preserving eco- nomic interests and combat- ting an impending climate catastrophe. Most notably, they’re proposing to invest a major- ity of the funds to rural and low-income communities and added a plan to refund any additional fuel costs to those making less than their area’s median income. “The rural communities are in the front lines of cli- mate change,” said Dem- brow, a Democrat from Portland. At least half of all funds must benefi t rural and low-income communities, with 10 percent earmarked for federally recognized tribes. Other revenue would go to clean energy job train- ing, wildfi re prevention and a program that would fund environmentally-friendly transportation projects. And around a fi fth of the funds would be dedicated to the gasoline refund pro- gram, to help low-income individuals adjust to possi- ble increases in gas prices as a result of the legislation. The revised proposal now also covers emissions from waste incinerators and from fl uorinated gas, which were previously exempted. Land- fi lls will also be regulated separately. Businesses will be allowed to discharge up to 95 percent of their emis- sions for free for the fi rst three years of the program. After that, they can still receive allowances for 95 percent of their emissions if they prove to the state that they’re using the best avail- able technology. Power, a Democrat from Milwaukie, said that they’re taking a “stick and car- rot approach” to encour- age businesses to remain in the state while also reducing their carbon emissions. “If you’re really, truly doing what’s best in class, you’ll be getting allowances to refl ect that investment,” she said. “And if you’re not, you have an incentive to move to that quickly.” The Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction will hear the details of the amend- ments this week, along with alternative proposals from other lawmakers. Dembrow said he’s hoping for fi nal passage within the next few weeks. Maker of OxyContin reaches $270M settlement in Oklahoma One in a barrage of lawsuits By KEN MILLER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — The maker of OxyContin and the family that owns the company have reached a $270 million settlement with the state of Oklahoma over the prescription pain- killer’s role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis, a per- son familiar with the agree- ment said today. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonym- ity. Oklahoma’s attorney general scheduled an after- noon news conference to announce the settlement with Stamford, Connecti- cut-based Purdue Pharma and its controlling Sackler family. Nearly $200 million of the settlement will go toward establishing the National Center for Addic- tion Studies and Treatment at Oklahoma State Univer- AP Photo/Toby Talbot Oklahoma’s attorney general will announce a settlement today with Purdue Pharma, one of the drug manufacturers named in a state lawsuit that accuses them of fueling the opioid epidemic. sity in Tulsa. Local gov- ernments will get $12.5 million. The deal comes two months before Oklaho- ma’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and other drug com- panies was set to become the fi rst one in the current coast-to-coast wave of lit- igation against the indus- try to go to trial. Clatsop County is among the state and local governments in the Pacifi c Northwest to sue pharmaceutical companies over opioid abuse. This is the fi rst settle- ment to come out of the bar- rage of lawsuits. Plaintiffs’ attorney Paul Hanly, who is not involved in the Oklahoma case but is representing scores of other governments, welcomed the settlement, saying: “That suggests that Purdue is seri- ous about trying to deal with the problem. Hopefully, this is the fi rst of many.” But some activists were furious, saying they were denied the chance to hold Purdue Pharma fully accountable in public, in front of a jury. “This decision is a kick in the gut to our commu- nity,” said Ryan Hamp- ton, who is recovering from opioid addiction. “We deserve to have our day in court with Purdue. The par- ents, the families, the sur- vivors deserve at least that. And Oklahoma stripped that from us today.” He added: “We cannot allow Purdue to cut back- room deals with state attor- neys general.” Sandy Coats, an attorney for Purdue Pharma, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Prescription opioids like OxyContin were a factor in a record 48,000 deaths across the U.S. in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Purdue Pharma intro- duced OxyContin more than 20 years ago and marketed it aggressively to doctors. It has made tens of billions of dollars from the drug but has been hit with close to 2,000 lawsuits from state and local governments trying to hold the company responsible for the scourge of addiction. Those lawsuits now threaten to push Purdue Pharma into bankruptcy. 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