Spotted lanternflies are showing up across Connecticut, but they might not be as catastrophic as you think.

This hour, we talk with an expert about the real threat these insects pose and what you can do if you spot one.

Meanwhile, Connecticut’s push toward clean energy is being put to the test, and mental health professionals are seeing an uptick in climate-related anxiety.

We hear how therapists are helping people stay grounded and how students are leading the way on environmental action.

GUESTS:
Gale Ridge: associate scientist, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Ricky Jordan: manager of energy efficiency, Eversource
Doug Geoffrey: participant in the first Summer Green STEP cohort
Áine Pennello: Report for America environmental and climate change reporter, CT Public

Spotted lanternflies are showing up across Connecticut, but they might not be as catastrophic as you think.
This hour, we talk with an expert about the real threat these insects pose and what you can do if you spot one.
Meanwhile, Connecticut&rsquo;s push toward clean energy is being put to the test, and mental health professionals are seeing an uptick in climate-related anxiety.
We hear how therapists are helping people stay grounded and how students are leading the way on environmental action.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/caes/about-caes/staff-biographies/gale-e-ridge">Gale Ridge</a>: associate scientist, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station</li>
<li>Ricky Jordan: manager of energy efficiency, Eversource</li>
<li>Doug Geoffrey: participant in the first&nbsp;<a href="https://www.energizect.com/resources-for/education/green-step">Summer Green STEP</a>&nbsp;cohort</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/aine-pennello-1">&Aacute;ine Pennello</a>: Report for America environmental and climate change reporter, CT Public</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Lanternflies, clean energy, and climate grief – what experts want you to know

When students at Simsbury High School discovered that there was little to no data on Asian American students in Connecticut, they launched a new project to change that.

Through out this year, these students have been collecting oral histories from Asian American voices across Connecticut in the oral history project “Make Us Count.”

The project debuts at a community-wide event happening this week at Simsbury High School. It will feature best-selling author Celeste Ng.

Michelle Henry is an English and Asian American Studies Teacher at Simsbury High School. She helped develop this project with students. She was named Educator of the Year by the Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce.

Today, we hear from her and the students behind this project. We'll also hear from Jason Oliver Chang, who helped get Asian American and Pacific Islander studies in all Connecticut public schools.

Guests:
Jason Oliver Chang: Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies and Department head of social and critical inquiry at the University of Connecticut
Michelle Henry: English and Asian American Studies Teacher at Simsbury High School
Raelyn Medina - Senior at Simsbury High School
Vivian Amsterdam - Senior at Simsbury High School
Dhriti Mallavarapu: Senior at Simsbury High School

When students at Simsbury High School discovered that there was little to no data on Asian American students in Connecticut, they launched a new project to change that.
Through out this year, these students have been collecting oral histories from Asian American voices across Connecticut in the oral history project&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYOwVsz58zE&amp;list=PLIi03sx3b4mleEQxsCc72JrNrsTy1e4rP&amp;index=1">&ldquo;Make Us Count.&rdquo;</a>
The project debuts at a community-wide event happening this week at Simsbury High School. It will feature best-selling author Celeste Ng.
Michelle Henry is an English and Asian American Studies Teacher at Simsbury High School. She helped develop this project with students. She was named Educator of the Year by the Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce.
Today, we hear from her and the students behind this project. We'll also hear from Jason Oliver Chang, who helped get Asian American and Pacific Islander studies in all Connecticut public schools.
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Jason Oliver Chang:&nbsp;Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies and Department head of social and critical inquiry at the University of Connecticut</li>
<li>Michelle Henry:&nbsp;English and Asian American Studies Teacher at Simsbury High School</li>
<li>Raelyn Medina -&nbsp;Senior at Simsbury High School</li>
<li>Vivian Amsterdam -&nbsp;Senior at Simsbury High School</li>
<li>Dhriti Mallavarapu:&nbsp;Senior at Simsbury High School</li>
</ul>

CT high school students lead the effort to preserve local AAPI history

For migratory birds, nighttime light can be deadly. Artificial light draws birds off course, increasing the risk of exhaustion, window collisions and predation.

Experts say the problem is growing as Connecticut skies become brighter.

This hour, we explore how light pollution impacts birds, river ecosystems, insects and even human health.

Plus, an amateur astronomer shares why protecting dark skies matters not just for science, but for our connection to the natural world.

Guests:
Craig Repasz, director of Lights Out Connecticut
Misha SemeLev, associate university architect for sustainability, Yale University
Alan Sheiness, board of directors treasurer, Lyme Land Trust 

For migratory birds, nighttime light can be deadly. Artificial light draws birds off course, increasing the risk of exhaustion, window collisions and predation.
Experts say the problem is growing as Connecticut skies become brighter.
This hour, we explore how light pollution impacts birds, river ecosystems, insects and even human health.
Plus, an amateur astronomer shares why protecting dark skies matters not just for science, but for our connection to the natural world.
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Craig Repasz, director of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lightsoutct.org/">Lights Out Connecticut</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mishasemenov.com/about-misha">Misha SemeLev</a>, associate university architect for sustainability, Yale University</li>
<li>Alan Sheiness, board of directors treasurer,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lymelandtrust.org/">Lyme Land Trust&nbsp;</a></li>
</ul>

Can CT light the way on protecting our night skies?

Arthur Sze took an non-traditional path to becoming the U.S. Poet Laureate.

Born in 1950 to Chinese immigrants, his family wanted him to pursue a safe career path that would assure security and prosperity. But while studying at MIT, he felt the call to write and study poetry; a call that changed the trajectory of his life.

Sze spent his career translating traditional Chinese poetry. He also taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico and is now a professor emeritus of the institute.

Sze is currently traveling the country with his signature Poet Laureate project “Words Bridging Worlds,” a series of workshops and readings that celebrate poetry in translation.

He joins us for a conversation on poetry, the power of language and the art of translation.

Arthur Sze took an non-traditional path to becoming the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/poetry-and-literature/poet-laureate/poets-laureate/item/n82011115/arthur-sze/">U.S. Poet Laureate.</a>
Born in 1950 to Chinese immigrants, his family wanted him to pursue a safe career path that would assure security and prosperity. But&nbsp;<a href="https://marshhawkpress.org/arthur-sze-interview-revealing-and-reveling-in-complexity/">while studying at MIT,</a>&nbsp;he felt the call to write and study poetry; a call that changed the trajectory of his life.
Sze spent his career translating traditional Chinese poetry. He also taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico and is now a professor emeritus of the institute.
Sze is currently traveling the country with his signature Poet Laureate project &ldquo;Words Bridging Worlds,&rdquo; a series of workshops and readings that celebrate poetry in translation.
He joins us for a conversation on poetry, the power of language and the art of translation.

Lanternflies, clean energy, and climate grief – what experts want you to know

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