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S2 E6: Dying Oceans - Abalone Restoration In California

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S3 E2: Coal Mining in South Africa

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A member of a military operation to crack down on illegal gold mining in Peru. | Max Baring/Thomson Reuters Foundation

S3 E3: The Price of Gold in Peru

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A man wearing a hat stands next to his horse and looks out into the wilderness of Nevada.

The New West and the Politics of the Environment

S3 E1: The Youth Climate Movement Around the World

A group of women in Zanzibar studies solar installation. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

S2 E5: Lighting A Path - Embracing Solar Power In California and Zanzibar

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City Planning (San Francisco & Freetown, Sierra Leone)

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Dairy Alternatives: Rethinking Milk In California and Kenya

Season 2 Episode 204

The realities of milk production are forcing dairy communities across the globe to rethink the dairy production process. In this episode, we travel to a village in Kenya where the commercialization of camel milk is proving a sustainable solution in the face of drought. In Northern California, the heart of the U.S. dairy industry is finding innovative alternatives to limit the use of water and manure emissions.

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Fighting for Air

Everyday people are standing up against the e-commerce giants polluting the Inland Empire.

Season 4 Episode 3

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56:40

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For the Love of the Land

Climate change takes a toll on mental health in rural areas.

Season 4 Episode 2

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56:41

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We Are Where We Live

Stories of patients and doctors reveal the environmental determinants of health in South Gate, CA.

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The New West and the Politics of the Environment

Earth Focus tells the story of Harry Reid, a politician who grew up in an Old West mining town, saw the possibility of a New West emerging in Nevada, and rode that change to power.

Season 3 Episode 304

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26:40

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S3 E3: The Price of Gold in Peru

This episode follows chief environmental prosecutor Karina Garay as she works with the police, army and navy in destroying illegal mines and arresting miners in protected areas

Season 3 Episode 303

A miner emerges from an abandoned mine in South Africa carrying a heavy sack of coal on his back. | Courtesy of of Thomson Reuters Foundation

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26:39

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S3 E2: Coal Mining in South Africa

South Africa faces a stark reality as the continent’s largest greenhouse gas emitter.

Season 3 Episode 302

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26:39

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Youth Activism

Children from across the world seek to bring accountability to the climate crisis.

Season 3 Episode 1

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26:40

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S2 E6: Dying Oceans - Abalone Restoration In California

Off the coast of California, the disappearing abalone population is raising flags about ocean health and the lasting impact of rising sea temperatures, acidification and pollution.

Season 2 Episode 206

A guardian of Brazil's Amazon Rainforest watches as a fire burns the remains of lumber poachers. | Still from "Earth Focus"

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S2 E3: Building A Future - Lumber Poaching In Oregon and Brazil

Following groups like “Guardians of the Forest,” we explore illegal lumber poaching in the forests of Brazil and Oregon, where citizens and scientists are working together to combat the illegal lumber trade.

Season 2 Episode 203

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S2 E2: Avocado Wars – The Battle Over Water Rights In Chile

The global demand for avocados is having a devastating impact on a drought-stricken community in Chile.

Season 2 Episode 202