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.