The Crisis

A coal company from Alabama. Two murdered union leaders in Colombia. A civil war. And a new way of looking at environmental crime.

START HERE. Two coal miners are murdered setting off a decades-long saga that changes the lives of people in Colombia and the United States forever.

A coal company from Alabama opens up a mine in Colombia during a civil war. And members of the miners union start receiving death threats. 

An American lawyer decides to take on the union’s case. But first he needs to find people willing to testify.

The trial is on. Terry’s out to prove that Drummond had a hand in the murders. But will an Alabama jury agree?

Our reporting turns up other accounts of how the killings went down -- including an interview with the man who went to prison for the murders.This episode was altered for clarity since it was originally published on March 30, 2021.

A new investigation in Colombia promises answers.

EMPEZAMOS AQUÍ. Dos líderes sindicales asesinados. Y sus muertes revelan una historia mayor sobre combustibles fósiles, poder y conflictos civiles.