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Global warming is the biggest collective issue we face today. But as millions of California’s acres burn and West Coast sea levels rise, we know how close to home the issue is. Thankfully, there are many fighters among us who are taking steps to make incremental changes that result in big, hopeful solutions — from restoring our backyard river to writing environmentally-focused policy and even taking on big polluters. Together, we can follow their example, get to work and change our future for the better.

The New West and the Politics of the Environment
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Earth Focus

The New West and the Politics of the Environment

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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26:39
Earth Focus

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

Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska & California
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25:52
Earth Focus

Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska and California

Environmental Warriors

Ruth Miller attends Brown University's first Indigenous People's Day celebration as a sophomore in 2016. | Nick Dentamaro / Brown University
Tending Nature
Ruth Miller: Alaska Native Approaches Climate Crisis with Radical Compassion
A man in a blue jacket smiles in front of a lake.
Tending Nature
Michael Preston: Helping Sacred Water Heal People, Land, Spirits and Salmon
Members of the the San Carlos Apache Nation attend a protest outside the U.S. Capitol against a land swap that "threatens the sacred Apache Leap site with environmental damage from nearby high-risk copper." July 22, 2015. | Win McNamee/Getty Images
Tending Nature
Naelyn Pike: Apache Fighter and Sacred Site Protector
A Standing Rock Sioux flag flies over a protest encampment near Cannon Ball, North Dakota where members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their supporters gathered to voice their opposition to the Dakota Access oil Pipeline (DAPL), September 3, 2016.
Tending Nature
Cody Two Bears: The Force Behind the 300-kilowatt Solar Farm on Standing Rock
The fourth person from the left, Bii Gallardo help hold a banner that reads "DEFEND THE SACRED" during the L.A. Women’s March in January 2020.
Tending Nature
Bii Gallardo: Building Relationships with Land to Fight For Climate Justice
The Niagara River is seen west of the river on May 26, 2018 in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. | Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Tending Nature
Autumn Peltier: ‘Water Warrior’ for Marginalized Communities
Xiye Bastida attends a CHOOSE US - Youth Climate Strike Demands Solutions And Action Now conversation with youth climate leaders at The New York Society for Ethical Culture. | Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images
Tending Nature
Xiye Bastida: Making Room for Climate Activists of All Backgrounds  
EARTH FOCUS “The Youth Climate Movement Around the World” features Alexandria Villaseñor from Paradise, California. Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation.
26:39
Season 3 Episode 1
Earth Focus
Earth Focus: The Youth Climate Movement Around the World (Watch Episode)

Saving the West

Getty Images - Filibuster - Harry Reid
Earth Focus
Kill the Senate Filibuster and Save a Bipartisan American West That Cares About the Environment
Jocelyn Torres of the Conservation Land Foundation
Earth Focus
What’s at Stake in Our 'Public Lands'?
Joe Ely and his grandkids
Earth Focus
Settling Native American Water Rights in the American West: An Interview with Joe Ely
The pit at Malakoff Diggins during heyday of hydraulic mining. | Wikimedia Commons/Watkins Photo-Bancroft Neg. #8111/Creative Commons/Public Domain
Earth Focus
Mercury in Our Waters: The 10,000-Year Legacy of California’s Gold Rush
Booming Las Vegas (Courtesy of KCET)
Earth Focus
Harry Reid’s lowercase 'green new deal'
Kai Anderson's power map of the environmental campaigns led by Sen. Harry Reid in Nevada during his long career in Congress.
Earth Focus
Mapping Power and Strategy for Conservation Victories: An Interview with Kai Anderson
Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto discussing why protecting the environment should be nonpartisan.
Earth Focus
Sen. Cortez Masto Sustains Nevada’s Pragmatic Approach to Environmental Policy
The New West and the Politics of the Environment
1:25:30
Earth Focus
The New West and the Politics of the Environment
A coal truck drives to the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant on March 28, 2016 outside Delta, Utah. | George Frey/Getty Images
Earth Focus
California’s Coal History Leaves Lessons for Renewable Energy Transition
The oil and gas industry has large operations in Alaska. | Still from Earth Focus "Fueling Change: Alaskan Communities Divided Over Oil Drilling"
Earth Focus
Tensions Swell in Alaska between Powerful Native Oil Business and Local Youth
Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska & California
25:52
Season 2 Episode 1
Earth Focus
Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska and California

Indigenous Knowledge

Julia Bogany with Homeboy Art Academy Art Gang
Tending Nature
You Will Not Be Invisible: Tongva Elder Julia Bogany’s Unwavering Commitment to Future Generations
Indigenous people, fishermen, and climate activists protest during an oil and gas auction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2017. | Juliana Colussi / Creative Commons
Tending Nature
The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Communities
Prescribed burn in the Shasta-Trinity Forest. | Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA / Flickr / CC BY 2.0
Tending Nature
Five Reasons Why Native Knowledge is Essential to Understand the Environment
firefighter lighting the final edige of a prescribed fire in Washington
Tending Nature
This Land is Their Land: A Future for Indigenous Fire in Southern California
Syuxtun Collective inspecting plants at the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden.
Tending Nature
The Syuxtun Collective: Restoring Reciprocity with Health & Nature
The Condor’s Spiritual and Ecological Role Along the Klamath
2:37
Tending Nature
The Condor’s Spiritual and Ecological Role Along the Klamath
Cultural Burning
18:28
Tending the Wild
Cultural Burning
What it Takes to Restore a River for Salmon Spawning
3:05
Tending Nature
What it Takes to Restore a River for Salmon Spawning
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Tending the Wild
Cultural Fire on the Mountain: An Introduction to Native Cultural Burning
The Delicate Balance Needed Along the Pit River
5:38
Tending Nature
The Delicate Balance Needed Along the Pit River
Ti'at Society launches Moomat Ahiko into the water
Tending Nature
Traditional Boat Building Helps Native Community Hone Ecological Knowledge

Restoring the L.A. River

L.A. River CleanUp. | Courtesy of Friends of the Los Angeles River
Earth Focus
Restore, Reclaim, Revitalize: Meet the Communities Working to Make the L.A. River Better for All
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Departures
Clean Water Act: How the L.A. River Became a River Again
LA River Birds: Blacknecked Stilt
Earth Focus
Concrete, A Necessary Evil In the L.A. River's Ecosystem
Aerial view of Taylor Yard
Earth Focus
Taylor Yard: A Change of Heart in Los Angeles
L.A. River Expeditions launches kayaks for its tours along the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area. | Sandi Hemmerlein
SoCal Wanderer
Seven Neighborhood Gems Along the L.A. River
American White Pelicans: LA River Birds
Earth Focus
The Los Angeles River, a Surprising Oasis for Birds
A swollen Los Angeles River rushes through Compton, 1926. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library Photography Collection.
Lost LA
Photos: How Rain and Floodwaters Literally Built the Southland
Artist Steve Appleton trims a reed | Spencer Robins
Earth Focus
L.A. River's Invasive Weeds Find An Artistic Purpose
Grove and Na Pashley in their front yard with the L.A. River in the background. (large)
Earth Focus
Unique Yards Reflect the Changing Face of the L.A. River
L.A. River Special
57:26
Season 15 Episode 1507
Visiting with Huell Howser
Huell Takes an Enlightening Journey Down the L.A. River
A swallow flies over a large Mule Fat bush in the Bowtie Parcel
Artbound
Frogtown Without Frogs: The Changing Ecology of the Bowtie Parcel and the L.A. River