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The Beach Boys Played Here. Now It’s a Toxic Dust Bowl.

Season 2 Episode 5 | 5m 13s

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?

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Miss Higgins offers a positive outlook on the changes they're about to face.
Fred expresses his concerns about Sister Monica Joan declining health.
Trixie shares her passions for midwifery as the maternity home gets ready to close its doors.
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From beavers in wetlands to crayfish in streams, aquatic systems shape the prairies.
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