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Environment
The Challenge
Washington residents take great pride in the natural beauty of our
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| 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) |
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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