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Up to $12 million of snow contingency funds could be used to clear fuels along roads, but officials caution they'll need more to handle the season ahead.
Bob Pfeiffer is the deputy director of operations for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
He says this is the first time they've been able to request these funds due to the record lack of snowfall.
The National Interagency Fire Center says parts of Interstate 70 and the Western Slope are expected to be at above-average risk for significant fires.
For NPR News, I'm Emma Van Den Einde in Denver, Colorado.
Up to $12 million of snow contingency funds could be used to clear fuels along roads, but officials caution they'll need more to handle the season ahead.
Bob Pfeiffer is the deputy director of operations for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
He says this is the first time they've been able to request these funds due to the record lack of snowfall.
The National Interagency Fire Center says parts of Interstate 70 and the Western Slope are expected to be at above-average risk for significant fires.
For NPR News, I'm Emma Van Den Einde in Denver, Colorado.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the dairy, a local dairy equipment servicer, and a local contractor failed to train workers properly on how to detect toxic gases.
The fines between the three businesses add up to nearly $250,000.
Ryan Spear is an attorney representing the families of four of the deceased workers.
Speer says the families are still waiting on answers on what exactly happened at the dairy and why.
For NPR News, I'm Emma Van Den Einde in Greeley, Colorado.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the dairy, a local dairy equipment servicer, and a local contractor failed to train workers properly on how to detect toxic gases.
The fines between the three businesses add up to nearly $250,000.
Ryan Spear is an attorney representing the families of four of the deceased workers.
Spear says the families are still waiting on answers on what exactly happened at the dairy and why.
For NPR News, I'm Emma Van Den Einde in Greeley, Colorado.