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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

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
The Price of Gold in Peru

The Price of Gold in Peru

Season 3 Episode 3
26:40
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
Reimagining the Los Angeles River

Reimagining the Los Angeles River

Season 5 Episode 1
26:40
Transforming the Los Angeles River

Transforming the Los Angeles River

Season 5 Episode 2
26:40
The Tortoise, the Raven, and Us

The Tortoise, the Raven, and Us

Season 5 Episode 3
26:40
Loving Joshua Tree

Loving Joshua Tree

Season 5 Episode 4
26:40
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Earth Focus

Lighting a Path: Embracing Solar in California and Zanzibar

Season 2 Episode 5

Solar power is changing lives in unexpected places. At the Barefoot College in Zanzibar, Muslim women who have traditionally been marginalized in the workforce are learning solar installation and bringing it back to their villages, which are primarily powered by candles and paraffin lamps. In East Los Angeles, formerly incarcerated individuals are finding green job opportunities as they transition underserved communities into solar power.