Lake Tahoe Level Drops / Yocha Dehe Wintun’s Campaign to End Racism in Sports Names and Mascots / Congressmember Adam Schiff / Lassen Volcanic National Park Reopens After Dixie Fire
Summary: <p>Lake Tahoe’s water level amid drought and how it is impacting the Truckee River. Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation discusses their ongoing campaign to end racism in sports names and mascots. Rep. Adam Schiff (D) joins us to talk about his new book ‘Midnight in Washington.’ Lassen Volcanic National Park reopens for the first time since the Dixie Fire burned more than half of the area.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>UC Davis Civil and Environmental Engineering professor <strong><a href="https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/gschladow/biography/">Geoffrey Schladow</a></strong> explains Lake Tahoe’s water level amid drought and how it is impacting the Truckee River.</li> <li>Yocha Dehe Wintun Tribal Secretary, <strong><a href="https://www.yochadehe.org/tribal-government/james-kinter">James Kinter</a></strong>, talks about their ongoing campaign to end racism in sports names and mascots, which is the subject of an <a href="https://imaginingtheindianfilm.org/">upcoming documentary.</a> </li> <li>Congressman and Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://schiff.house.gov/" target="_blank">Adam Schiff</a></strong> (D), joins us to talk about his new book <em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044973129/schiffs-book-explains-how-trumps-first-impeachment-altered-the-political-landsca" target="_blank">Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could</a></em> ahead of his <a href="https://capitalbooksonk.com/events">speaking engagement in Sacramento on Friday</a>. </li> <li> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm" target="_blank">Lassen Volcanic National Park</a> Program Manager, <strong>Kevin Sweeney</strong>, on the park reopening for the first time <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/articles/2021/10/08/what-lassen-volcanic-national-park-looks-like-after-the-dixie-fire/" target="_blank">since the Dixie Fire burned more than half of the area. </a> </li> </ul>
