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We Are Where We Live

We Are Where We Live

Season 4 Episode 1
56:41
For the Love of the Land

For the Love of the Land

Season 4 Episode 2
56:40
Fighting for Air

Fighting for Air

Season 4 Episode 3
26:47
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

Coal Mining in South Africa

Season 3 Episode 2
26:39
A member of a military operation to crack down on illegal gold mining in Peru. | Max Baring/Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Price of Gold in Peru

Season 3 Episode 3
26:40
Aerial image of island off Louisiana coast. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Sea Level Rising - Living With Water

Season 1 Episode 1
25:30
The border gate on the Tijuana, Mexico side of Friendship Park. | KCET

Climate Migration

Season 1 Episode 2
25:58
Aerial image of urban density in Freetown, Sierra Leone. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

City Planning

Season 1 Episode 3
25:26
Canal along agricultural field near Los Baños, California. | Carla Pineda

Adaptation to Global Water Shortages

Season 1 Episode 4
25:44
A woman cleans her pen at a sea cucumber reserve in Madagascar. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Future of Food

Season 1 Episode 5
25:44
P-22 | Earth Focus

Urban Habitat

Season 1 Episode 106
24:28
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Earth Focus

America’s Dirty Secret: Coal Ash

In Juliette, Georgia radioactive water flows from the tap. In Pennsylvania, three adjoining counties battle a rare form of cancer. One thing these communities have in common is their exposure coal ash. Coal combustion powers 40 percent of America’s electricity but generates 130 million tons of coal ash each year. Though it is known to contain carcinogens, coal ash is often dumped in unlined ponds where it leaches into groundwater. There is no federal coal ash regulation on the books—only a patchwork of state level standards. But people who live near the coal ash dumps in Georgia and Pennsylvania say they are shrugged off as collateral damage by corporate interests and slow moving government agencies. An original "Earth Focus" investigation.

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Aerial image of island off Louisiana coast. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation
25:30
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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26:40
“Vanishing Coral” presents the personal story of scientists and naturalists who are working with local communities to protect coral reefs that are being destroyed by warming seas, pollution, and destructive fishing practices.
Oil and Gas Well
33:46
"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.
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