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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

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

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

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.

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

The border gate on the Tijuana, Mexico side of Friendship Park. | KCET

The border gate on the Tijuana, Mexico side of Friendship Park. | KCET

S1 E2: Climate Migration

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Aerial image of island off Louisiana coast. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Aerial image of island off Louisiana coast. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

S1 E1: Sea Level Rising - Living With Water

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Aerial image of urban density in Freetown, Sierra Leone. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Aerial image of urban density in Freetown, Sierra Leone. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

S1 E3: City Planning

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Canal along agricultural field near Los Baños, California. | Carla Pineda

Canal along agricultural field near Los Baños, California. | Carla Pineda

S1 E4: Adaptation to Global Water Shortages

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A woman cleans her pen at a sea cucumber reserve in Madagascar. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

A woman cleans her pen at a sea cucumber reserve in Madagascar. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

S1 E5: Future of Food

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P-22 | Earth Focus

P-22 | Earth Focus

S1 E6: Urban Habitat

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Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska & California

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Lighting A Path: Embracing Solar Power

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Earth Focus

Tortoise In Peril

Desert tortoises are a threatened species. Habitat destruction, diseases and other factors have reduced their numbers by up to 90 percent. Now flocks of ravens, that often live off human trash, are eating baby tortoises, reducing the odds of tortoise survival as a species. This documentary explores that impact, pointing out how people can change the environment through seemingly innocent actions.

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

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

Earth Focus

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.

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

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

Earth Focus

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

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

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

Earth Focus

S3 E2: Coal Mining in South Africa

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

Earth Focus

Youth Activism

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

Crate of abalone shells | Earth Focus

Crate of abalone shells | Earth Focus

Earth Focus

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.

Dairy in California | Photo by Artifact for Earth Focus

Dairy in California | Photo by Artifact for Earth Focus

Earth Focus

S2 E4: Dairy Alternatives - Rethinking Milk In California and Kenya

The realities of milk production are forcing dairy communities across the globe to rethink the dairy production process.

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

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

Earth Focus

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.

Avocados from Chile | Valeria Cardi/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Avocados from Chile | Valeria Cardi/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Earth Focus

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.

Earth Focus

Lighting A Path: Embracing Solar Power

Solar power is changing lives in unexpected places.

Earth Focus

Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska & California

Global demand for oil and gas has long-lasting impacts on the communities that supply it.

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