Kyle Roerink

Chris Clarke talks with Kyle Roerink about Colorado River over-allocation, proposed dams and diversions, direct lithium extraction in Green River, and difficult choices facing Lakes Mead and Powell.

For generations, the American West has relied on the assumption that water could always be found somewhere. That era is ending. This episode examines drought, the Colorado River, and the changing realities of water management across the Southwest, asking what the future of desert communities will look like as water becomes increasingly scarce.