{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Policies Driving Our Water Scarcity in the West","description":"How many times have we heard that Lake Mead or Lake Powell are about to hit \u201cDeadpool\u201d status?&amp;nbsp; Water has always been a contentious issue in the American West \u2013 and with an ongoing drought, booming population and dwindling reservoirs, things don\u2019t look great for region\u2019s water supply.&amp;nbsp; However, not everyone believes the future is all doom-and-gloom. Katherine Wright, who is a research fellow at The Property and Environment Research Center and a water-policy expert, says there are still plenty of reasons we should be optimistic about the future of the Colorado River&amp;nbsp;Basin.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Free to Offend","author_url":"https:\/\/nevadapolicy.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27053877\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/85320626"}