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From wildfires and drought, to rising sea levels and conflicts over public lands, California is at the frontline of the climate crisis. Stay up to date on shifting ecologies and dig into the social and political causes of environmental change. Discover local movements that challenge environmental injustice and learn how Californians are innovating and adapting to a new and evolving reality.

A protestor in New Zealand looks on during a strike to raise climate change awareness in September 2019. | Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
Climate change’s role in the Northeast’s wildfire outbreak
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PBS News Hour

Climate change’s role in the Northeast’s wildfire outbreak

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The Desert Biology Internship Simulator

Rock Formation Near Obsidian Butte – Calipatria, California – 2024
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Artbound

The White Snake of Knowledge: A Lithium Boom at the Salton Sea

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Reimagining the Los Angeles River
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Season 5 Episode 1
Earth Focus
Reimagining the Los Angeles River
Transforming the Los Angeles River
26:40
Season 5 Episode 2
Earth Focus
Transforming the Los Angeles River
The Tortoise, the Raven, and Us
26:40
Season 5 Episode 3
Earth Focus
The Tortoise, the Raven, and Us
Loving Joshua Tree
26:40
Season 5 Episode 4
Earth Focus
Loving Joshua Tree
Diablo Canyon: California's Last Nuclear Power Plant
26:40
Season 5 Episode 5
Earth Focus
Diablo Canyon: California's Last Nuclear Power Plant
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High & Dry

High & Dry surveys the legacy of human enterprise in the California desert and beyond. 

Rock Formation Near Obsidian Butte – Calipatria, California – 2024
The White Snake of Knowledge: A Lithium Boom at the Salton Sea
The first dispatch in a series exploring the Salton Sea and lithium extraction in Imperial Valley.
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Abandoned Marine Base Guard Shack – Slab City, CA – 2024
Slab City: Creative Homesteading in a Desert of Extremes
Some call Slab City the Last Free Place, attracted by no-cost camping and supposed self-government.
Sean Guerrero – Re In Car Nation – Bombay Beach, California – 2024
Bombay Beach Biennale: Co-Creating a Cultural Revival at the Salton Sea
Join High & Dry collaborators on their journey navigating three days of co-creation in this circus full of artists, dreamers, and thinkers.
A black and white photo of a compact dirt road leading up to a mountain range in a desert environment. A road drives down the road, towards the camera. Clouds hover closely to the mountain range.
Toxic Individualism is Hurting the Alabama Hills. Indigenous Knowledge Can Save Them.
The Alabama Hills is a beautiful, scenic, diverse and world-famous location, sought out by artists, filmmakers and tourists for its landscape allure.
Tourists at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, CA (featured image)
Empty and Full: Finding Beauty in the Desert's Dry Lake Landscape
The landscape of Badwater Basin, the most popular tourist attraction in Death Valley National Park, is always changing.
Los Angeles River | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Los Angeles River

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Stop Saving the Planet?

Eduardo Sarabia's "The Passenger" is a maze made out of Mexican petates and references journeys in the desert, from the exodus to immigrant journeys.
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Art in the Desert

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