Oil spill scare off coast of Port Angeles shows readiness pays

Bellamy Pailthorp — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:03:00 +0000

A small oil spill this week in Port Angeles turned out to be a lot less severe than originally feared. Clean-up crews are still working to get sticky residue out of the the harbor. But the incident shows how preparedness can pay off.

Washington state put laws in place six years ago that did just what they were intended to do early Wednesday morning, according to the Department of Ecology.

Suit filed over deaths at Tesoro Refinery

KPLU News Staff — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:05:18 +0000

The families of six Tesoro Corporation refinery workers killed in an explosion at an Anacortes site last April have filed a wrongful-death suit against the company Wednesday.

The Seattle Times' Jim Brunner reports the suit alleges Tesoro was negligent in addressing the conditions that resulted in the blast, which killed seven people. In addition to the six families, a contractor injured in the explosion has also joined the suit.