Columbia Pacific Food Bank Caples House Museum CASA Al-Anon Clatskanie Farmer’s Market Habitat for Humanity ReStore Nonprofit Coronavirus Columbia Health Services Columbia County Presented by The Chronicle & The Chief Cultural Coalition NONPROFIT GUIDE 2020 monitoring River City Singers Guide 2020 Clatskanie Arts Commission lifeempowered Columbia Community NAMI Page A3 Clatskanie Foundation Mental St. Helens Kiwanis Club Health Day Breakers of St. Helens Kiwanis INSIDE South Columbia County HOPE Chamber of Commerce of Rainier Wednesday, February 26, 2020 $1 TheThe ChronicleChronicle thechronicleonline.com Serving Columbia County since 1881 Cap and trade triggers emotions, debate, boycott The Columbia County Board CODY MANN of Commissioners approved a proc-
[email protected] lamation on Feb. 19, opposing the cap and trade legislation. regon Senate Republi- The proclamation states that SB cans have announced 1530 would increase the cost to Oplans to block a Demo- provide critically needed services crat cap and trade bill after it ad- to residents, as well as services vanced out of the budget commit- dependent on truck and rail trans- tee Monday, Feb. 24 and onto the portation. House Floor. Additionally, the Commission- Senate Bill 1530 puts an in- ers’ proclamation said the bill creasing cap on carbon emissions would further financially burden and requires the use of emissions residents already burdened by other allowances by polluters. costs. Those costs include “higher Senate Republican Leader Sena- rents, increasing costs to purchase tor Herman Baertschiger issued a a home and additional tax burdens statement that said Senate Presi- placed on them by the State of Or- dent Peter Courtney (D-Salem) left egon,” the proclamation states.