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Climate activists urge legislators to act on carbon emissions
By SAM STITES AND CLAIRE
WITHYCOMBE
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — Activists seek-
ing to clean the state’s environ-
ment by reducing greenhouse gas
emissions turned out by the hun-
dreds at the Oregon Capitol on
Tuesday, pushing legislators to
move ahead with a cap and trade
policy.
Demonstrators ranged from
Salem-area teenagers who took
time out from school to mid-
dle-aged Wasco County residents.
All told, organizers say that
more than 1,000 people traveled
to the Capitol to support Senate
Bill 1530, which aims to cap and
shrink the state’s carbon emis-
sions and generate revenue for
environmental projects.
One of those local teens was
Angelique Prater, 17, of Salem,
who spoke to the crowd Tuesday
about her activism.
In an interview, she said that
her parents, immigrants from
Mexico who work in agriculture,
were already feeling the effects of
climate change — extreme tem-
peratures in winter and summer.
She said she first heard about
proposal from friends in school,
and then got involved in activism.
“I’m here today to fight for the
climate crisis and to, you know,
push our legislators to fight for
strong climate legislation,” Prater
said, adding that legislation was
the most important part of “solv-
ing the climate crisis.”
Oregon Capital Bureau Photo/Sam Stites
Portland State student Rachel Rodri, from left, and Willamette University students Emily Grunken, Sonia Zand,
Jamie Smith, Maggie Chapin and Samantha Smith demonstrate at the Oregon Capitol on Tuesday to urge law-
makers to take action on climate change.
The pending legislation would
establish a new limit on certain
emissions and reduce them over
time.
The limits would apply to cer-
tain industries and major fuel
importers. The cap-and-trade pol-
icy would carve up the emissions
limit into allowances that emit-
ters can buy and sell on a market.
The idea is that as emissions tar-
gets get lower, fewer allowances
are available, and industry would
improve pollution controls.
Opponents have criticized the
plan for its potential impact on
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consumers and small businesses,
particularly through higher fuel
costs. Recent revisions to the
legislation spare counties east
of the Cascades from regula-
tions on fuel importers and pro-
vide a way for natural gas com-
panies to guard their low-income
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
deputy arrested for driving drunk
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JOHN DAY — The Grant
County Sheriff’s Office dep-
uty, who has been on paid
leave for almost a year, was
arrested for alleged drunken
driving on Saturday.
Abigail F. Mobley, 35, of
Canyon City, was arrested at
about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in
Unity, according to an Ore-
gon State Police report.
Mobley pulled over to use
the restroom and got stuck
in the snow. She stumbled
down the roadway and fell
down, causing minor abra-
sions to her face, according
to OSP.
Witnesses and emer-
gency medical personnel
contacted her and thought
she was intoxicated, OSP
said.
OSP responded to the
Burnt River Market and
Motel, and an investigation
revealed Mobley had been
driving under the influence.
She consented to field sobri-
ety tests that showed impair-
ment, OSP said.
Mobley was arrested and
transported to the Baker
County Jail. A blood alcohol
test showed a concentration
of 0.27%, more than three
times the legal limit, accord-
ing to OSP.
Mobley was cited and
released to her husband,
Undersheriff Zach Mob-
ley, at the Baker County
Jail, OSP said. Zach Mob-
ley made arrangements to
remove the vehicle stuck in
the snow.
Mobley was placed on
paid administrative leave by
the county March 18, 2019.
Grant County officials
have declined to discuss the
circumstances surrounding
the leave or to provide docu-
ments requested by the Blue
Mountain Eagle, stating the
information was part of a
“pending criminal investi-
gation being conducted by a
third-party state agency.”
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Justice confirmed
an investigation involv-
ing Mobley was still ongo-
ing in December 2019, but
Communications Director
Kristina Edmunson has not
responded to an email from
the Eagle sent Jan. 3.
Mobley’s wages and
benefits cost the county
between $5,600 and $7,100
per month, so more than 10
months of administrative
leave has cost the county
between
$58,000
and
$75,000.
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customers against higher costs.
The event began at noon with
speeches on the Capitol steps
from activists and political offi-
cials, including remarks from
Multnomah County Commis-
sioner Jessica Vega Pederson,
Milwaukie Mayor and congres-
sional candidate Mark Gamba and
Eric Richardson, Eugene-Spring-
field NAACP president. Follow-
ing speeches, the demonstra-
tors marched around the Capitol
chanting and waving signs baring
messages supporting the climate
legislation.
The event, organized by the
environmental group Renew Ore-
gon, was a counterpart to a pro-
test in Salem last week organized
by Timber Unity.
Activists made the trek to
Salem from all parts of the state
Tuesday, including Dean Myer-
son who was part of a carload of
demonstrators who drove three
hours from The Dalles.
Myerson said he believes Ore-
gon needs to lead the way on cli-
mate action.
“We can’t just wait for every-
body else to do something first,
which seems to be one of the
arguments; ‘we can’t do this
alone,’ which is true, but some-
body has to start,” Myerson said.
“In Wasco County, we had a
series of really bad fires a couple
years ago. A lot of historic homes
were destroyed, a farmer died.
There’s always been fires, but
climate change is making them
worse.”
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BRIEFLY
Two plead innocent in
assault case, warrant search
in January
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Two Walla
Walla men arrested in connection with a
warrant search of a home in January pleaded
not guilty this week in Walla Walla Supe-
rior Court.
Kenneth C. Hull, 27, was arraigned on
the domestic violence charge of intimidat-
ing a witness.He pleaded not guilty on Tues-
day, and his trial was scheduled for April 21.
Quentin N. Hunter, 24, was arraigned on
charges of first-degree assault while armed
with a firearm, second-degree unlawful fire-
arm possession and unlawful aiming/dis-
charging a firearm.
Hunter pleaded not guilty on Monday,
and his trial was scheduled for March 30.
Hull’s charge stems from Jenean A.
Lucero, aka Jenean A. Ferguson, 26, telling
police on Jan. 28 she had taken a reportedly
stolen gun from Hull he hid under a couch
when police responded to her home earlier
for a domestic problem.
She said the gun was given to Hull “for
protection” by Hunter. Hunter purchased the
gun for $50, she said, and she didn’t want
Hull to have it because it was “hot,” or used
in a crime, records stated.
Man who shot at police on
Christmas Day a no-show
in court
BEND — The man accused of firing a gun
at police during a traffic stop outside La Pine
is now a fugitive.
James Tyler Lamkin, 29, who was sched-
uled to enter a plea Tuesday in Deschutes
County Circuit Court, didn’t show up.
Now, the court has forfeited his bond and
police are seeking clues to track him down.
“We’ll catch him,” said Deschutes County
District Attorney John Hummel.
Lamkin has several prior arrests in
Deschutes County for nonviolent misdemean-
ors. Lamkin survived the shooting incident
Christmas Day without injury, despite a dep-
uty firing eight shots into Lamkin’s vehicle.
“We will consider his history in the deci-
sion-making to safely take him back into cus-
tody,” said Sgt. William Bailey, Deschutes
County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.
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