May 16, 2025: Air traffic control disruption, massive oil spill cleanup, civil rights leader remembered

Air traffic controllers in Colorado temporarily lost communications with pilots flying into Denver International Airport. Then, there’s new information about the oil spill in Weld County that now could be the largest in state history. Plus, Coloradans pay their respects to Rev. Dr. James D. Peters, a prominent civil rights activist. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Stephanie Wolf and Alejandro Alonso Galva. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Tony Gorman reports on an air traffic control disruption . Tony also wrote about Rev. Dr. James D. Peters . CPR’s Ishan Thakore reports on the Chevron oil spill in Weld County .