Wildfire policy and firefighting shake-up: Three federal firefighters died battling the Snyder Fire near the Utah-Colorado border as record-dry conditions and extreme fire weather keep spreading across the West, while reporting links the Trump administration’s revived “full suppression” approach and a newly created U.S. Wildland Fire Service to confusion and risk on the ground. Egg industry antitrust fallout: DOJ and 17 states reached settlements with major egg producers over alleged price-fixing tied to Urner Barry egg price benchmarks; the deals require $3.3M in payments and 53 million eggs donated, with Utah and Hawaii among states set to receive millions for food banks. Colorado politics with real economic stakes: Denver’s CD-1 Democratic primary upended long-time Rep. Diana DeGette as socialist Melat Kiros surged ahead, while Colorado’s CD-5 Democratic primary also flipped toward challenger Jessica Killin; in the background, Colorado’s legislative primaries show incumbents under pressure from both liberal and more mainstream wings. Food retail growth: Colorado-based Birdcall says it plans a major Midwest expansion, targeting about 100 new locations over five years with Ohio as the biggest focus. Energy and construction: A new Colorado energy code takes effect as builders rush to file plans, and Western governors push a multi-state effort to update transmission lines amid wildfire and power demand concerns.