Caroline Tracey
Caroline Tracey is a writer and journalist whose work focuses on the Southwestern US, Mexico, and the US-Mexico Borderlands. She covers environment and the arts for the Border Chronicle (theborderchronicle.com), in addition to writing for numerous other publications. Her first book, Salt Lakes, is forthcoming from W.W. Norton in 2026.
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March 27, 2026
S5E9: Why Salt Lakes Matter More Than Ever
Caroline Tracey discusses Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History, tracing how water diversion transforms terminal lakes while using natural history, queer theory and personal narrative to challenge the idea that saline landscapes are barren or disposable.
Guest: Caroline Tracey
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March 18, 2025
S4E8: Plan Sonora: The New Face of Green Colonialism
Journalist Caroline Tracey explains Plan Sonora's solar, lithium, gas pipeline and logistics projects—and how a purported green transition can transfer environmental costs to Indigenous and Mexican communities.
Guest: Caroline Tracey