Klamath sheriff not monitoring pipeline activists' social media accounts

Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber says his office is not involved in monitoring social media accounts of anti-Jordan Cove Energy Project activists, according to a statement from the sheriff.

Monitoring of activists who are speaking against the proposed 229-mile natural gas pipeline Project — which would be constructed from a hub in the Malin area in Klamath County to an export terminal in Coos Bay — has come under scrutiny following the publication of an article Aug. 8 by the London-based newspaper The Guardian. The article revealed an effort by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to monitor public social media posts by groups, individuals and Native American tribes who oppose the pipeline.