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"Earth Focus" is an environmental news magazine that features investigative reports and in-depth stories about our changing environment and how it affects people around the world.
Our upcoming season of "Earth Focus" examines how communities are transitioning and adapting from different energy sources and how the laws of supply and demand affect the environment and people in different ways. Premiering locally Tue. April 23 on KCET and nationally Wed. April 24 on Link TV.
Full Episodes
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S2 E1: Fueling Change - Oil Extraction in Alaska and California
Season 2, Episode 1
The global demand for oil and gas has long-lasting impacts on the communities that supply it.
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S1 E1: Sea Level Rising - Living With Water
Season 1, Episode 1
Forecasts are dire for Louisiana to experience the second-highest sea level rise in the world. How is the region adapting?
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Climate Migration
S1 E2: Climate Migration
Season 1, Episode 2
Droughts and floods are driving many people away from their rural, farming communities into big cities.
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city planning
S2 E3: City Planning
Season 2, Episode 3
Two cities, San Francisco and Freetown, brace for climate change using vastly different methodologies.
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S1 E4: Adaptation to Global Water Shortages
Season 1, Episode 4
Anticipating future water needs, two regions on opposite sides of the world turn to technology for answers.
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Clips & Segments
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In the new season, "Earth Focus" examines how communities are transitioning and adapting from different energy sources and how the laws of supply and demand affect the environment and people in different ways.
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A documentary exploring human-created urban ecosystems through the raucous call of the beloved red-crowned parrot in Pasadena.
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As urbanization creates a variety of vectors for non-native species to find their way into Los Angeles, scientists work to catalog the city's evolving biodiversity.
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Often assumed to reside in mountains and state parks, coyotes and mountain lions have adapted to survive in habitats that may be much closer to us that we think.
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Upcoming Airdates
Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska and California
Season 2, Episode 1
The global demand for oil and gas has long-lasting impacts on the communities that supply it. In Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, powerful native communities are at odds over an oil exploration and drilling plan that will boost their economy but have long-term consequences on native species and their environment. In California’s Kern County, the mayors of two neighboring towns face off on the economic benefits and health risks of oil production and their vastly different visions for the most sustainable path to the future.
Avocado Wars: The Battle Over Water Rights In Chile
Building A Future: Lumber Poaching In Oregon and Brazil
Dairy Alternatives: Rethinking Milk In California and Kenya
Lighting A Path: Embracing Solar Power In California and Zanzibar
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Articles
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Despite the Woolsey fire altering habitats in devastating ways, wildlife is adapting to survive.
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In the latest chapter of a 40-year battle over who gets access to the California coast, the tides could be turning in favor of the public; but not without a fight from private landowners.
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In the hands of artists and L.A. River advocates the role of invasive river weed, arundo donax, is questioned.
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Vanishing species, rising sea levels, devastating floods, and droughts are only some of the symptoms of a rapidly changing natural world. We explore 5 surprising ways people are reacting to environmental changes.
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A legal fight at Hollister Ranch could have lasting implications on the future of public access to the California coast.
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While Hollister is less developed than other places, calling this part of the coast “undeveloped” or “untarnished” or “pristine” fails to recognize its complex history of ownership and use.
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Urban Ark considers how Los Angeles has inadvertently become a sanctuary city for non-native animal and plant species that are sometimes endangered in their native habitats.
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