The West African nation of Nigeria has the second highest number of maternal deaths in the world. More than thirty-six thousand women die here each year trying to have babies...

An original investigative report by Earth Focus and UK's Ecologist Film Unit looks at the risks of natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale. From toxic chemicals in drinking water...

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: July 29, 2010) Northwest Pakistan has been hit with heavy flooding following monsoon rains; 150 are reported dead. In Greece, the government has imposed an...

Why does sanitation remain such a major public health problem worldwide, and what can we do about it? Earth Focus correspondent Miles Benson speaks with British author Rose George about...

(Latin Pulse: October 27, 2009) Thousands of people representing Ecuador's indigenous tribes are suing Chevron-Texaco over the pools of toxic wastewater the company left behind. Following Chevron-Texaco's 30 years of profit...

(Al Jazeera English: September 17, 2009) Today U.S. President Barack Obama announced changes in plans to the proposed missile shield in Eastern Europe. The original plan, formulated under the Bush...

(Earth Focus: Episode 15) This episode of Earth Focus looks at calls from national security experts to green America's military. Also featured: how the Obama campaign is training climate activists,...

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard exposes the underside of the world's production and consumption patterns. It connects environmental issues with social issues and calls for action towards...

Make your car carbon-neutral by using waste vegetable oil as a fuel source - William Hibbits of Veg Rev shows you how. He also discusses the future of alternative fuels...

The U.S. is a land of plenty. It is one of the world's major producers of food. But every year tons of food are wasted, thrown away before it ever...

Who is the greatest nuclear threat in the world? Is it North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Israel or perhaps the United States itself? This episode details US plans for the development...

(May 1, 2007) Is free trade in Latin America a recipe for economic growth or an ingredient for social unrest? We explore this subject as more and more Latin American...

This series captures the dramatic efforts of committed individuals working every day to protect the health of their environment and their communities.