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Environment
News Releases
11/19/2008
Senator Murray Helps Launch Investigation into Compensation Program for Ill Hanford Workers
7/24/2008
Murray Applauds Sound Transit Board Vote
7/15/2008
Murray Speaks Out Against Bush Drilling Expansion Plan
7/15/2008
Murray, Hastings Press DOE for Answers on Hanford Mission Support Contract
7/15/2008
Murray Urges National Historic Landmark Designation for B Reactor
7/11/2008
Columbia Basin: Senator Murray Delivers Millions to Address Region's Water Issues
7/8/2008
Murray Delivers Billions for Tri-Cities Priorities in Critical Senate Spending Bill
6/25/2008
Senator Patty Murray's Statement on the Supreme Court's Exxon Valdez Damages Decision
6/19/2008
Senator Murray Includes $90 Million for Pacific Salmon Restoration in Senate Spending Bill
6/19/2008
Northwest Straits: Murray Provides $1.6 Million for Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative
6/13/2008
Murray Leads Effort to Block Bush Attempt to Eliminate Salmon Disaster Funding
6/6/2008
Senator Patty Murray Statement on Obstruction of Climate Change Legislation in U.S. Senate
5/30/2008
PHOTO: Celebrating the New Wild Sky Wilderness Area
5/8/2008
President Signs Wild Sky into Law
4/29/2008
Wild Sky Passes House, Final Stop before President's Desk
4/10/2008
Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Passes Senate
3/14/2008
Murray: Senate-Passed Budget Invests in Americans' Real Priorities
2/4/2008
BUDGET: Murray on Cuts to Washington State Priorities in Bush Budget
12/21/2007
Murray Applauds Retailers for Pulling Asbestos Contaminated Toy
12/13/2007
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on Senate Passage of the Energy Bill
12/4/2007
Senator Murray's Statement on Flood Damage in Washington State
11/8/2007
Murray: Senate Votes to Override the President's Veto of the Water Resources Development Act
10/4/2007
Murray's Asbestos Ban Passes Senate
10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray, Isakson, Boxer Celebrate Senate Passage of Asbestos Bill
10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Adds United States to the List of Nations that Ban Asbestos
9/7/2007
Murray, Cantwell Introduce Bill to Provide Millions for Puget Sound Conservation Planning
6/29/2007
Senator Murray Provides $90 Million in Federal Funding for Salmon Recovery
6/28/2007
PORT ANGELES: Murray Provides $500,000 for Salmon Restoration in the Lower Elwha River
6/28/2007
Northwest Straits: Murray Provides $1.7 Million for Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative
6/26/2007
Senator Murray Secures Millions in Funding to Help Washington State Water Projects
6/26/2007
Murray Secures $3.55 Million to Help Pierce County Convert Landfill Emissions into Energy
6/26/2007
Murray Secures over $1.96 Billion for Hanford Cleanup Priorities
6/21/2007
Murray Secures $850,000 for Vancouver National Historic Reserve Visitor Center
6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides $3 Million for National Park and Forest Service Conservation Efforts
6/13/2007
TRI-CITIES: Murray Advances $15 Million to Help PNNL Relocate 300 Area Facilities
6/12/2007
Murray Testifies about the Need to Ban Asbestos in the U.S.
6/12/2007
PHOTO: Fighting to Ban Asbestos in America
6/12/2007
PHOTO: Murray Shows Brake Pads Still Made with Asbestos
5/23/2007
Senator Murray's Wild Sky Legislation Passes Critical Hurdle, Now Heads for a Final Vote
4/17/2007
Murray Applauds House Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation
4/10/2007
At Murray's Urging, Architect of the Capitol Pulls Out All Workers from Asbestos Infested Tunnels
3/22/2007
Murray Puts $22.6 Million in Senate Bill to Repair Storm-Damaged Levees throughout Washington State
3/21/2007
Murray Helps to Secure $2.5 Million for Historic Lewis and Clark Station Camp Site
3/21/2007
Murray Presses DOE Official on Hanford Concerns
3/21/2007
PHOTO: Questioning DOE official in Charge of 300 Area Replacement
3/7/2007
Wild Sky Takes Another Step on Path to Passage
3/1/2007
ASBESTOS: Murray Re-Launches Effort to Ban Asbestos with Bill Introduction, Hearing
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - John Thayer
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Sue Vento
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Asbestos on Capitol Hill
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Barry Castleman
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Harvey Pass
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Richard Wilson
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Honoring George "Fred" Biekkola and Brian Harvey
2/7/2007
Murray, Larsen Re-Introduce Wild Sky Legislation
1/9/2007
Senator Murray Discusses Her Priorities for the 110th Congress
1/9/2007
PHOTO: Murray Sets Forth Agenda to Help Washingtonians in the Upcoming Congress
1/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Outlines Priorities for the 110th Congress
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
8/16/2006
PHOTO: Working to Complete the Sam Chastain Waterfront Trail
8/15/2006
PHOTO: Discussing Efforts to Secure Funding for Columbia River Jetty Repair
8/1/2006
Statement by Senator Murray on the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (S.3711)
7/13/2006
Murray, Cantwell Secure $90 Million for Pacific Salmon Recovery Efforts and Disaster Assistance
7/13/2006
Murray Secures Funding for Northwest Straits Commission
6/23/2006
Murkowski-Murray Lead Senate Effort to Urge ExxonMobil to Resolve Exxon Valdez Spill Settlement
6/21/2006
Murray Joins Female Democratic Colleagues to Call for Change in Congressional Priorities
5/5/2006
Interior Endorses National Park Designation for Bainbridge Memorial
3/2/2006
Murray: Delegation Efforts Pay Off for Puget Sound
2/14/2006
Murray Votes Against Moving Forward with Flawed Asbestos Legislation
12/7/2005
Senator Murray Applauds Progress on Hanford Reach Visitors Center
11/9/2005
Murray Announces $36 Million for PNNL
11/7/2005
Murray Disappointed by Cuts to Hanford Cleanup
9/13/2005
Murray Joins Senate Colleagues in Condemning New Administration Mercury Rules
9/8/2005
PHOTO: Helping the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
9/6/2005
Senator Murray Addresses the Hurricane Katrina Recovery in a Senate Floor Speech
8/4/2005
Murray Supports Family Foresters at Meeting in Lewis County
7/29/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Hastings Secure Funds for Hanford Reach Visitors Center
7/29/2005
Murray Statement on Energy Bill
7/26/2005
Senate Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill
6/21/2005
Murray Secures $1.4 Million for Northwest Straits Commission
6/21/2005
Murray Announces Funding for Salmon Recovery in Senate Bill
6/15/2005
Senator Murray Secures $600,000 to Study Skagit River Flood Control
6/14/2005
Murray Boosts Funding for Hanford in Senate Bill
6/14/2005
Senator Murray Secures Over $2 Million for Ports of Chinook and Ilwaco
6/14/2005
Murray Secures $6 Million for Salmon Recovery in the Puget Sound Region
6/9/2005
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Clean Drinking Water in Clark County
6/9/2005
Murray Secures Millions to Control Spartina Grass in Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
6/9/2005
Murray Announces Over $2 Million for Hanford Reach Visitor Center in Senate Bill
6/9/2005
Murray Secures $250,000 for Beach Watchers Program
5/17/2005
Mount St. Helens: Senator Murray Speaks on the
25th Anniversary of the May 18, 1980 Eruption
5/17/2005
PHOTO: Mount St. Helens: The 25th Anniversary of the May 18, 1980 Eruption
4/22/2005
Statement of Senator Patty Murray on Earth Day
4/21/2005
HANFORD: Murray Warns White House Has Put Tri-Party Agreement at Risk
4/5/2005
Murray Applauds Fines on Evergreen Shipping
2/16/2005
Wild Sky Passes Key Senate Committee
2/8/2005
PHOTO: Protecting Asbestos Victims
2/7/2005
Murray, Cantwell Denounce Cuts to Hanford Cleanup
1/31/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Hastings, Renew Push for Ice Age Flood Trail
1/25/2005
Murray Renews Effort to Create Wild Sky Wilderness
1/11/2005
Murray Statement on Proposed Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation
1/7/2005
Murray Calls Bush Asbestos Plan Inadequate, Urges President to Support Ban on Asbestos
10/6/2004
House Republicans Say "No" to Murray's Bipartisan Forestry Conservation Bond Measure
10/1/2004
Senator Murray Announces $750,000 in Funding for Sounder Commuter Rail between Seattle and Everett
9/21/2004
Murray Announces $1.5 Million More for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill
9/14/2004
Murray Secures $3.4 Million to Complete
I-90/Plum Creek Land Acquisition
9/14/2004
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill
9/14/2004
Murray Secures $1.4 Million for Spartina Grass Control in Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
8/19/2004
Murray Celebrates Progress Cleaning up Hanford Nuclear Facility
8/13/2004
Murray Applauds Bush Administration Support of Channel Deepening
5/27/2004
Murray Announces Delivery of Clean-Air, Hybrid Bus Fleet to King County
5/27/2004
PHOTO: Working for Clean Air Transportation Alternatives
4/22/2004
Murray Votes 'No' on Inadequate and Unfair Asbestos Bill
4/21/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on Asbestos Legislation
4/21/2004
PHOTO: Standing Up for Victims of Asbestos Exposure
4/21/2004
Earth Day Statement by Senator Patty Murray
4/20/2004
PHOTO: Working to Fund the Columbia River Improvement Project
4/20/2004
PHOTO: Murray Questions Army Corps of Engineers Over WA Priorities
4/20/2004
Murray Questions Army Corps Officials Over Green / Duwamish Restoration Project
4/20/2004
Murray Stands Up for Columbia River Channel Deepening
4/17/2004
PHOTO: Protecting the Columbia River Estuary
3/31/2004
PHOTO: Friend of the Outdoor Industry
3/25/2004
Murray, Senators, Doctors, and Victims Urge Congress to Protect Americans from Deadly Asbestos
3/24/2004
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos Now!
3/4/2004
Murray to Congress: Ban Asbestos Now
1/22/2004
Senate Vote Delivers Funding for Pritchard Park
1/21/2004
PHOTO: Plans for Olympic Sculpture Park on Elliot Bay
12/15/2003
PHOTO: Working to Improve Higher Education
11/24/2003
Senate Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill
11/21/2003
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Energy Bill
11/5/2003
Murray to EPA: Don't Withdraw Asbestos Guidance for Mechanics
11/5/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Southwest Washington in Senate Appropriations Bill
10/30/2003
Statement by Senator Patty Murray In Support of
McCain/Lieberman Climate Change Legislation
10/30/2003
Murray Fights to Protect Old Growth Forests
10/29/2003
$500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study Coming to Eastern Washington
9/24/2003
Murray Secures $4.5 Million in Senate Spending Bill for Washington State Tribal Programs
9/23/2003
Murray Secures $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Spending Bill
9/17/2003
Cleaning Up Hanford: Murray Announces Over $2 Billion in Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill
9/17/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Southwest Washington in Senate Appropriations Bill
9/17/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on House Passage of Community Forestry Legislation
9/12/2003
Murray Addresses Canadian Asbestos Conference
9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Community and Environmental Initiatives
8/15/2003
Murray Speaks at Groundbreaking of Interurban Trail in Shoreline
7/23/2003
Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Clears Senate Committee
7/18/2003
Murray Outraged That EPA Won’t Fund Spokane River Superfund Cleanup
7/16/2003
Cleaning Up Hanford: Murray Announces Over $2 Billion in Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill
7/15/2003
Murray, Cantwell Announce $389,000 for Lewis County’s Family Forest Habitat Conservation Plan
7/1/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Innovative and Environment Friendly Commuting Options
6/30/2003
PHOTO: Working With Walla Walla Watershed Alliance
6/24/2003
Murray Applauds Audubon Society’s Invasive Species Campaign
6/24/2003
Murray, Cantwell Introduce "Collaborative Forest Health Act"
6/17/2003
PHOTO: Murray Hears from an Asbestos Expert
6/11/2003
Murray Votes to Prevent Oil and Gas Exploration off Washington's Coast
6/4/2003
PHOTO: Libby Resident Calls for Ban on Asbestos
6/4/2003
U.S. Forest Service: President Bush Would Sign Wild Sky Wilderness
6/4/2003
PHOTO: Children Played In This Rock Pile, Which Contained Asbestos
6/4/2003
PHOTO: It’s Time To Ban Asbestos
6/4/2003
PHOTO: Murray Works to Create Wild Sky Wilderness Area
6/2/2003
PHOTO: These Brake Pads Contain Deadly Asbestos
6/2/2003
PHOTO: Asbestos Victim Tells Reporters, “I should be dead now.”
5/27/2003
PHOTO: Protecting Clean Water in Eastern Washington
5/19/2003
EPA Panel Backs Murray Asbestos Ban
5/1/2003
New Coast Guard Report Shows Decline in Traditional Missions
4/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Visits Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.
4/24/2003
PHOTO: Murray Named "Honorary Friend"
4/9/2003
Murray Announces Senate Passage of Community Forestry Bill
3/19/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray Supporting an Amendment to Strike ANWR from the Budget Resolution
2/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Meets with Port of Benton Commissioners
2/19/2003
Murray, Larsen Restart the Clock for Wild Sky Wilderness
2/14/2003
Murray Announces $28 million for Washington State Tribal Programs
2/13/2003
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Southwest Washington Priorities in Omnibus Conference Report
2/6/2003
PHOTO: Murray Receives National Parks Conservation Association Award
2/4/2003
Murray Welcomes Interior Secretary Norton to Washington State
1/23/2003
Murray Protects Northwest Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill
1/23/2003
Murray Protects Southwest Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill
1/23/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray meets with Greg Hughes, Exec. Dir., of the Hanford Reach National Monument
1/22/2003
Senator Murray Opposes Weakening Clean Air Rules
11/15/2002
Murray and Baird Announce Authorization for Maritime Fire and Safety Association
10/3/2002
Wild Sky Wilderness One Step Closer to Law
9/26/2002
Murray Calls on President Bush to Restore
"Polluter Pays" Superfund Fees
9/12/2002
“Wild Sky” Wilderness Bill Clears House Hurdle
9/11/2002
Murray Applauds Progress on Coeur d’Alene Basin Clean-Up Effort
8/16/2002
Murray Works to Save Southeast Washington Parks
8/15/2002
PHOTO: Model Watershed Project Works for Fish
7/30/2002
PHOTO: Urging Passage of the Wild Sky Wilderness
7/30/2002
PHOTO: Murray Urges Congressional Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation at Senate Hearing
7/26/2002
Murray Secures $1.6 Million for Oil Spill Prevention in Strait of Juan de Fuca
7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Northwest Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives
7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Eastern Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives
7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding For Southwestern Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives
7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Clark County Transportation Priorities
7/22/2002
Murray Secures Increased Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill
7/16/2002
Murray Announces $1.2 Million for Northwest Straits Funding in Senate Appropriations Bill
7/16/2002
Senator Murray Announces $34 Million for Salmon and Conservation Funding
7/9/2002
Statement on the Senate Yucca Mountain Vote
6/28/2002
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill
6/27/2002
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill
6/18/2002
Murray Forestry Bill Moves Forward
6/13/2002
Murray Disappointed by EPA's Clean Air Rollback
6/10/2002
Murray Supports Funding for Groundfish Buyback Program
5/29/2002
Senator Murray Unveils Wild Sky Wilderness Bill
5/29/2002
PHOTO: Protecting Washington's Wilderness
5/28/2002
PHOTO: A Car that Runs on Bio-Diesel
5/10/2002
Tribal Forestry Amendments Removed from Final Farm Bill
4/22/2002
Earth Day Statement by Senator Patty Murray
4/18/2002
Murray Helps Defeat Arctic Drilling
4/17/2002
Senator Murray Speaks Against Drilling in ANWR and Outlines Concerns with the Senate Energy Bill
4/16/2002
PHOTO: Focusing on Pipeline Safety
4/3/2002
PHOTO: William Cannon Footpath Dedication
3/21/2002
Murray to Whitman: Don't Ignore Northwest Needs
3/13/2002
Statement on Senate's Retreat from Auto Efficiency Standards
3/5/2002
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on EPA's Order to Asarco
2/14/2002
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on President's "Voluntary" Climate Change Strategy
2/13/2002
Murray-Cantwell Tribal Forestry Amendments Adopted in Senate Farm Bill
1/16/2002
Statement by Senator Murray on Weyerhaeuser, Evergreen Forest Trust Effort to Conserve Forest Land
1/15/2002
PHOTO: Cleaning Up Polluted Water
12/19/2001
Murray Announces Record Increase in Hanford Monument Budget
12/18/2001
Murray-Cantwell Tribal Forestry Amendments Adopted in Senate Farm Bill
11/15/2001
Murray Announces Funding for Law Enforcement and Salmon Recovery in Senate Bill
11/13/2001
Senator Murray Announces $200,000 Funding Increase for Northwest Straits
11/13/2001
Murray and Dicks Announce Funding for Salmon Recovery in CJSJ Conference Report
11/9/2001
Murray Announces Over $6.5 Million for the Puget Sound Region in VA-HUD Conference Report
11/9/2001
Murray Announces Over $1.5 Million for Northwest Washington in VA-HUD Conference Report
11/8/2001
Murray Announces Full Senate Passage of $1 Million for the Port of Ridgefield in VA-HUD Bill
11/8/2001
Murray Announces Over $3.7 Million for the Eastern Washington Region in VA-HUD Conference Report
11/8/2001
Murray Announces Funds for Wahkiakum County Safe Drinking Water System
10/31/2001
Senator Murray Announces Funding for Shoalwater Bay Erosion Study
10/10/2001
Murray Announces Nearly $41 Million for Washington State Priorities in Interior Appropriations Bill
9/13/2001
Senator Murray Announces 66 Percent Increase in Northwest Straits Funding in Appropriations Bill
8/2/2001
Senator Murray Announces Full Senate Passage of $1 Million for the Port of Ridgefield in VA-HUD Bill
8/2/2001
Murray Announces Full Senate Approval of $1 Million for Bellingham Redevelopment in VA-HUD Bill
7/11/2001
Murray Helps Prevent Oil and Gas Drilling in the Hanford Reach National Monument
6/28/2001
Senator Murray Secures Funding Increases for Washington state Tribes
6/28/2001
Murray Secures Funds for Columbia Valley
6/1/2001
Murray Holds Hearing in Seattle to Improve Marine Safety and Environmental Protection
6/1/2001
Murray Holds Hearing in Seattle to Improve Marine Safety and Environmental Protection
5/23/2001
Murray Applauds Passage of Forest Conservation Legislation
5/3/2001
Murray and Dunn Introduce Community Forestry Bill
4/25/2001
Murray Applauds Passage of Brownfields Revitalization Bill
4/6/2001
Senate Passes Nelson-Murray Amendment to Protect America's Drinking Water from Arsenic
3/16/2001
Senator Murray Announces Funding to Help Washington Tribes Address Environmental Challenges
10/19/2000
Senator Murray Announces Funding for the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area
6/9/2000
Senator Murray Applauds Hanford Reach Designation
5/13/2000
Murray Applauds Administration Recommendation for the Hanford Reach