Western cities like Phoenix, Tucson, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas have always been criticized for their existence because of their location in the arid west. Such commentary is becoming increasingly common with proliferating information about the current western megadrought. But are those questions and critiques valid?

In part three of this series, Ten Across founder Duke Reiter speaks with policy researcher and lawyer Grady Gammage Jr. about misconceptions around western cities’ relationship with water and where we go from here.

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