Murray chairs Senate hearing on process safety failures that led to the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Tesoro refinery accident in Washington state, and the BP Texas City refinery in 2005—as well as proposed safety procedures and regulations that could help prevent future disasters
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is recommending the county distribute $9 million of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act bond allocation to three companies for the creation of new jobs.