(Benjamin Rasmussen | The New York Times) The Four Corners Power Plant, the last functioning coal-powered plant on the Navajo Nation, near Fruitland, N.M., on Oct. 10, 2025. As the economic engine for the region, coal offered solid work. But it has also used up water, polluted the air and raised health concerns.
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