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Environment

The Challenge

Washington residents take great pride in the natural beauty of our
Sen. Murray and Cheryl Sonnen, from the Asotin Conservation District
Sen. Murray and Cheryl Sonnen, from the Asotin Conservation District, review activities and improvements in salmon and steelhead habitats in the Asotin Creek Model Watershed near Asotin, WA. (More Environment Photos)
state. Senator Murray has joined with local leaders to protect Washington’s environment.

Murray believes that environmental protection and healthy natural resources are compatible with long-term economic growth.

Senator Murray has worked to bring stakeholders together, to fund environmental protection and resource management, and to promote innovative, locally-based solutions.

In the U.S. Senate, Murray has worked to increase funding for environmental programs, she has repeatedly opposed harmful, anti-environmental riders to appropriations bills, and she has sponsored several pieces of environmental legislation.

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Recent News Releases

11/9/2006
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Democratic Victory in the U.S. Senate

11/1/2006
Environment: "We're All in This Together," Murray Tells Conservation Leaders

10/26/2006
FEMA Gives Final Green Light to Grays Harbor Biodiesel Plant; Construction Now Set to Begin

8/18/2006
PHOTO: Supporting Alternative Energy

8/18/2006
PHOTO: Helping the Habitat of Willapa Bay

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