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Officials visit Snyder fire command center in Fruita as wildfires blaze across Western Slope

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By Sam Brasch Verified
| Colorado Public Radio Verified
Gov. Jared Polis held a press conference in Fruita this afternoon with state and local fire officials to mourn the three firefighters who died battling the Snyder fire on Saturday. Multiple agencies continue to battle the 28,000-acre fire, which continues to burn uncontained on the Colorado-Utah border west of Grand Junction. The three firefighters died on Saturday night in a so-called “burnover,” when a wildfire moves so quickly it closes off any escape routes.
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Colorado approves penalties against oil and gas operators in data falsification scandal

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By Sam Brasch Verified
| Peak Oil News
Colorado regulators have approved penalties against the state’s largest oil and gas operators after a sprawling investigation found environmental consultants submitted manipulated data on hundreds of spill and drilling sites across Weld County and Larimer County.
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Colorado approves penalties against oil and gas operators in data falsification scandal

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By Sam Brasch Verified
| Durango Herald Verified
State’s three largest fossil fuel companies must pay about $2 million in fines It’s been nearly two years since Colorado regulators confirmed a handful of oil and gas operators falsified information about hundreds of oil spills and well sites across the state. On Wednesday, the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), which oversees fossil fuel operations statewide, approved agreements forcing the state’s largest fossil fuel companies to pay nearly $2 million in penalties.
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