Note: This episode originally aired on July 28, 2025.When a Montana coal mine executive goes missing it exposes the dirty underbelly of one of America’s largest coal mines. Now, with the help of President Donald Trump, the mine is trying to expand – unless a group of cattle ranchers can stop them.Special thanks to:Northern Plains Resource Council (https://northernplains.org/)Montana Environmental Information Center (https://meic.org/)EarthjusticeEllen PfisterClark Williams-Derry, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (https://ieefa.org/)John Teeling, FBI Special Agent (retired)

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Is Russia Training Dolphin Soldiers? (Are We?)

It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you take stock of what’s left, it starts to look like a crime scene: Decapitated mountains, poisoned rivers, oil-soaked pelicans, maybe a sun-bleached cow skull in a dried-up lake bed. The only thing missing is yellow caution tape. On each episode of Lawless Planet, host Zach Goldbaum reveals the scams, murders and cover-ups on the frontline of the climate crisis, and the life and death choices people are making to either protect our world – or destroy it.Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Lawless Planet ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.