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4:02
Landfills are hiring falconers to keep seagulls from eating their trash. Bird abatement is a small but growing niche that works better than any automated system.
Chiquita Landfill Dump
8:46
The residents of tiny Val Verde, Calif. wanted the landfill in their backyard to go away.
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Val Zavala looks at cutting-edge environmental practices where soil is king. She also looks at how taking care of our soil can help to combat climate change. Focusing on the future by digging deeper into what’s under our feet.
Nikki  Silvestri and Captain Planet
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What inspired Nikki Silvestri to become an environmental leader? Silvestri talks about environmental justice, the changing face of environmental leadership and whether she sees hope for the future. 
Site of the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon, in southeast Los Angeles. photo Nick Ut/AP
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The Exide Batter Plant in Vernon, Calif. shut down in 2015 after years of contaminating neighboring communities. Residents and state regulators weigh in on the price of cleanup. 
Orange County Sumo Wrestler
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Tech writer, Jim Lowerre, is a sumo wrestling fan that’s actually built an authentic sumo ring (dohyo) in his Orange County backyard.
Bike Accident
11:03
Los Angeles has some of the worst streets in America and the degradation and disrepair is costing the city millions in costly personal injury claims. What's being done to fix L.A.'s roadways and stop the costly litigation?
California Condor
7:19
The California Condors were on the brink of extinction when Federal Fish and Wildlife officials took an aggressive approach to save one of the world's largest birds.
Inmates on Phone
10:49
The price of freedom for some in the Los Angeles County Jail system is simply too high a cost. As much as a quarter of the 17,000 in LA's jails are there simply because they cannot make bail.
Energy Saving Kalmus Family
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How did an Altadena family cut its energy use by 90%? Find out how and why this Father of two felt compelled to shrink his carbon footprint.
L.A. Teen Anti-Oil Drilling Activist
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Meet the Los Angeles teenager who took on the oil industry, city hall and the Catholic Church to curb urban oil drilling in her neighborhood - and won.
Cisco Pinedo Working
8:49
How one of L.A.'s most successful entrepreneurs, Cisco Pinedo, is building a brand, furniture and community all at the same time.
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