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Earth Focus
Keeping California Wild
Season 8
Episode 4
California’s deserts, rivers and forests are increasingly under assault from development, invasive species and climate change. From the mountains to the Mojave, we meet the people protecting and restoring the wild places of the Golden State.
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26:40
Ravens threaten Mojave Desert tortoises, and solutions call on shifts in human behavior.
26:40
A transformed L.A. River is envisioned by the communities that live at its edge.
26:40
The L.A. River is reimagined through explorations of history, hydrology, and architecture.
26:47
Everyday people are standing up against the e-commerce giants polluting the Inland Empire.
56:41
Stories of patients and doctors reveal the environmental determinants of health in South Gate, CA.
26:40
A look at the Peruvian government's Operation Mercury, a decisive action to shut down an entire town built around an illegal gold mine.
26:39
South Africa faces a stark reality as the continent’s largest greenhouse gas emitter.
26:39
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.
26:40
Entire aquatic ecosystems are beginning to collapse.
26:30
Solar power is changing lives in unexpected places.