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The Norwalk River Valley Trial and the Empire Trail are two major projects underway in our region to expand and preserve open spaces for public use. But efforts to grow more greenscapes in our region are not easy. What’s the current health of the public trail system in Connecticut and New York? Our guests: Stacey Stern, program specialist, UConn Extension Robin Dropkin, executive director, Parks & Trails New York Kate Rattan, principal transportation planner, Southeastern Connecticut Council

The first death linked to vaping has been reported in Connecticut. New York was on the verge of banning flavored e-cigarettes, but an appeals court put the ban on hold. Also, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We check out what health advocates are doing to fight the disease in our region. Our guests: Mary Daugherty Abrams, Connecticut state senator, D-Meriden Irfan Rahman, Ph.D, professor of environmental medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Brett Dahlberg, health reporter

Connecticut lawmakers still need to resolve a lot of issues like transportation, restaurant wages and nursing home funds. And more issues are piling up, like a ban on vaping. We look at Connecticut’s unfinished business and more, with guests: J.D. Allen, news editor, WSHU Dan Haar, columnist and associate editor, Hearst Connecticut Media Paul Schott, business reporter, Hearst Connecticut Media Emilie Munson, regional correspondent, Hearst Connecticut Media Davis Dunavin, reporter, WSHU

A Yale University study of New Haven’s community policing policy shows that personal relationships developed by police increase trust and improve public attitudes. Is this the future of policing in our region? Our guests: Kyle Peyton, Ph.D. candidate, political science, Yale University; author, A field experiment on community policing and police legitimacy Robert Kalamaras, captain, Special Services Bureau, Fairfield Police Department Terry Blake, lieutenant, public information officer and

In the last few weeks, three people have died of Eastern equine encephalitis in Connecticut. They are the first deaths from the virus in the state in six years. What is EEE? How does it spread and what are local health officials doing about it? Our guests: Amanda Cuda, health reporter, Connecticut Post Jocelyn Mullins, DVM, Ph.D., co-coordinator, Epidemiology and Emerging Infections Program; public health veterinarian, Connecticut Department of Public Health Theodore Andreadis, Ph.D, director,

Is the allure of private jets and boats fading? Sales of private boats in our region have dropped so much that some stores are considering closing their doors. And as concern over climate change grows, a younger generation is calling celebrities out on using private jets. What’s the future for the business of small planes and private boats in our area? Our guests: Martin Cantor, Ed.D., director, Long Island Center for Socio-Economic Policy Peter Clark, co-owner, Long Island Aviators Fred

The latest U.N. climate report warns of drastic, accelerated changes in our oceans due to increased greenhouse gas emissions. The climate crisis is projected to cause dramatic sea level rise, stronger hurricanes and regular flooding of coastal cities. New York has an aggressive plan to move to renewable energies and has made efforts to fortify at-risk areas, including on Long Island. Connecticut has promised smaller renewable energy goals, and environmentalists are concerned the state will take

We close out our week talking about the controversial groundbreaking of the new Islanders arena at Belmont Park; a meeting between the governors of New York and Connecticut to discuss a regional effort against vaping; a state investigation into the City of Bridgeport’s mayoral primary earlier this month; and Stamford-based Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid epidemic. Our guests: Jim Baumbach, investigative/enterprise sports reporter, and Candice Ferrette, reporter/staff writer, Newsday Susan

Farmers and fishermen say they’re already feeling the impacts of climate change. This fall’s harvest was disappointing. Crops either matured too early or too late, and some were ruined, making planning and planting for next year’s growing season difficult. We’ll discuss the effects of climate change on agriculture and aquaculture in our region, with guests: Kerissa Battle, Ph.D., ecologist, president and CEO, Community Greenways Collaborative Debbie Klughers, owner, Bonac Bees Nikki Auger,

New York State is promoting social-emotional learning in its school system. It's been taught in Connecticut schools since the 2012 Newtown school shooting. What is social-emotional learning? How is it working in Connecticut and how is New York implementing it? Our guests: Marc Brackett, Ph.D., founder and director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence ; professor, Yale Child Study Center ; director, RULER Alan Singer, Ph.D., professor of teaching, learning and technology, Hofstra University