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Watch: Fracking Hell - The Untold Story
Click above to watch "Fracking Hell? - Poland's Dash for Gas," a segment from a three-hour "Earth Focus" special that digs deep into the issues of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
A look at the risks of natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale: from toxic chemicals in drinking water to unregulated interstate dumping of potentially radioactive waste, are the health consequences worth the economic gains?
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Two cities, San Francisco and Freetown, brace for climate change using vastly different methodologies.
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Droughts and floods are driving many people away from their rural, farming communities into big cities.
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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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“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.
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"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.