Tesoro refinery

MOUNT VERNON (AP) — The Tesoro refinery in northwestern Washington has paid a $325,000 fine to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The Skagit Valley Herald reported Saturday that the EPA issued the penalty in September after identifying shortfalls in the refinery's risk management plan following two inspections at the March Point facility in 2011..

ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — Federal investigators issued new safety recommendations aimed at preventing accidents similar to the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released the safety alert Thursday after concluding that new industry guidelines weren't strong enough...