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All the things we care about tie back to one simple question: Can you turn your lights on in the morning?

Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado, is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. The same scenario is playing out in other small towns across the U.S. After decades of relying on coal for their workforce, tax base and way of life, the towns face uncertain futures as new state and national legislation forces the retirement of fossil fuels because of the worsening effects of human-caused climate change.

CRAIG — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown in northern Mexico, Trinidad Loya found a way to support his family’s American

All the things we care about tie back to one simple question: Can you turn your lights on in the morning?

CRAIG, Colorado — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown in northern Mexico, Trinidad Loya found a way to support his family’s American dream: Coal.

CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski...

CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski...

CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski...

CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski...

The same scenario is playing out in small towns across the U.S.