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The new season of Link TV’s acclaimed original environmental series EARTH FOCUS is in partnership with the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) at UCLA. In the new season, EARTH FOCUS examines the politics of the environment including youth climate activists around the globe, the transition away from coal in South Africa, curbing illegal, poisonous gold mining in Peru, and a feature-length documentary on the environmental politics of the New West. The new season of EARTH FOCUS premieres on Tues., Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. PT on KCET in Southern California and on Wed., Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Link TV nationwide (DirecTV 375 and DISH Network 9410) with streaming on kcet.org/earthfocus and linktv.org/earthfocus.

EARTH FOCUS is supported by generous institutional funders. The EARTH FOCUS series was created by Raisa Scriabine.

Press Assets

EARTH FOCUS “The Youth Climate Movement Around the World” features Alexandria Villaseñor from Paradise, California. Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation. — **EARTH FOCUS** “The Youth Climate Movement Around the World” features **Alexandria Villaseñor** from Paradise, California. Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

EARTH FOCUS “Coal Mining in South Africa.” Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation. — **EARTH FOCUS** “Coal Mining in South Africa.” Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

EARTH FOCUS “The Price of Gold in Peru.” Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation. — **EARTH FOCUS** “The Price of Gold in Peru.” Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

EARTH FOCUS “The New West and the Politics of the Environment” features Nevada Senator Harry Reid. Image courtesy of UCLA LENS. — **EARTH FOCUS** “The New West and the Politics of the Environment” features Nevada **Senator Harry Reid**. Image courtesy of UCLA LENS.