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Washington state bolsters support for salmon recovery in Columbia Basin

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered state agencies to take immediate actions aimed at safeguarding the region’s dwindling salmon population.

In an executive order signed this week , Inslee asked state officials and organizations to strengthen their work on restoring the Columbia River Basin .

He stressed in the order that he would be supporting not only collaborative restoration efforts across the state, but also the “full implementation” of federal commitments.