Following coal's decline in the Western Colorado, the North Fork Valley has been transitioning its economy away from extraction.
But in 2020, through the Trump Administration's Energy Dominance platform, 95% of public lands in the region's headwaters were opened to fracking for oil and gas.
This documentary short (28 minutes) follows concerned citizens in "The North Fork" who are pushing back against the threat of industrialization through a community-led, grassroots response.
(Music credit: Crowander - The Night)