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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.

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Harry Reid’s Last Request: 'Home Means Nevada'

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Toxic Environments: US and China

Shrimp and Cell Phones: The Toxic Side of Profit

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Shrimp and Cell Phones: The Toxic Side of Profit

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Exposed: The Ugly Side of Food Production

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Meeting Renewable Energy Needs in Southern Africa

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

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Mercury in Our Waters: The 10,000-Year Legacy of California’s Gold Rush

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Proposed Coal Mine Threatens UNESCO Site 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

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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

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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

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Coal Mining in South Africa

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

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Earth Focus: The Youth Climate Movement Around the World (Watch Episode)

In-depth profiles of four young environmentalists: Alexandria Villaseñor in California, Carl Smith in Alaska, Ayakha Melithafa in South Africa and Litokne Kabua in the Marshall Islands.

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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.

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Lighting A Path: Embracing Solar Power in California and Zanzibar

Solar power is changing lives in unexpected places.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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