Up Next
Back to Show
Human Footprint
The Beach Boys Played Here. Now It’s a Toxic Dust Bowl.
The Salton Sea once rivaled Yosemite in tourist visits. Today, it’s a toxic environmental disaster. Luis Olmedo of Comite Civico del Valle connects the dots between industrial runoff, migrant farmworkers, and the health crisis brewing at this shrinking desert lake. What’s being done to save it — if anything?
Support Provided By
55:39
Shane meets species on the brink of oblivion, and the people who won’t let them slip away.
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:08
A journey down the Colorado River reveals the ripple effects of humanity’s quest to conquer water.
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:09
Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world.
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:09
From runway to throwaway, Shane suits up to discover the global impact of our fashion addiction.
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:13
We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?
55:07
Shane goes on a global journey to discover how supermarkets have reshaped our lives and our planet.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:52
Shane explores the Human Footprint of cotton, from ancient rocks to 21st-century politics.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:41
Shane explores three thriving urban species and envisions a wilder future for our cities.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:50
Shane meets five species that made allies of humans.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:52
Shane’s love of dogs turns to awe as he discovers their profound impacts on humans.
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:53
From Yellowstone to Mozambique, discover the impact of the planet’s Top Predator: us.
Earth Month
Unlock with PBS Passport
54:40
Shane tracks down four invasive species that make him reconsider what it means to belong.