Extreme Heat Threatens Chinook Salmon / Net Neutrality Future, California Considerations / Tiny Desk Contest Check In

Summary: <p>PPIC senior fellow Jeffrey Mount and senior biologist Mike Belchik with the Yurok Tribe explain why recent extreme heat waves and drought risk a near-complete loss of juvenile salmon in the Sacramento River. Maggie Reardon with CNET also updates net neutrality under the Biden Administration, and we learn more about the local entrants for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>PPIC Water Policy Center Senior fellow <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ppic.org/person/jeffrey-mount/" target="_blank">Jeffrey Mount</a></strong> explains why recent extreme heat waves and drought risk a near-complete loss of in-river winter-run juvenile Chinook salmon</li> <li>Senior biologist <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://yuroktribe.nsn.us/departments/fisheries/" target="_blank">Mike Belchik</a></strong> with the Yurok Tribe in Siskiyou County discusses efforts to conserve and restore fish populations of the Klamath Basin</li> <li>Senior reporter for CNET News <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cnet.com/profiles/maggiereardon/" target="_blank">Maggie Reardon</a></strong> on net neutrality under the Biden Administration, the President’s call to end it, and how California’s net neutrality law factors in</li> <li>CapRadio Modern Music Director <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/nick-brunner/" target="_blank">Nick Brunner</a></strong> updates local <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2021/share/" target="_blank">NPR Tiny Desk Contest</a> entrants</li> </ul>