© 2025

FCC Public Inspection Files:
· · ·
· · ·
Public Files Contact · ATSC 3.0 FAQ
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

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?

Extras
Get a sneak peek at a brand new season of NATURE on PBS.
See how secret letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, were finally decoded.
Discover how two revolutionary ancient inventions changed the course of humanity forever.
An unprecedented discovery could reveal new information about Cleopatra’s reign.
Learn about Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress and champion of the Deaf community.
Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the 2021 film “CODA.”
Marlee Matlin visits the house she grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois.
Henry Winkler took Marlee Matlin in for two years while she recovered from a turbulent time.
A new generation of lions, cheetahs, and leopards comes of age in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Follow ancient humans’ journey into an icy and perilous new land.
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • Human Footprint Season 2
  • Human Footprint Season 1
Shane meets species on the brink of oblivion, and the people who won’t let them slip away.
A journey down the Colorado River reveals the ripple effects of humanity’s quest to conquer water.
Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world.
From runway to throwaway, Shane suits up to discover the global impact of our fashion addiction.
We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?
Shane goes on a global journey to discover how supermarkets have reshaped our lives and our planet.
Shane explores the Human Footprint of cotton, from ancient rocks to 21st-century politics.
Shane explores three thriving urban species and envisions a wilder future for our cities.
Shane meets five species that made allies of humans.
Shane’s love of dogs turns to awe as he discovers their profound impacts on humans.