Katherine Hafner
ReporterKatherine is WHRO’s climate and environment reporter. She came to WHRO from the Virginian-Pilot in 2022. Katherine is a California native who now lives in Norfolk and welcomes book recommendations, fun science facts and of course interesting environmental news.
Reach Katherine at katherine.hafner@whro.org.
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The species prefers tropical waters, but appears to be spreading north as the Chesapeake Bay warms. -
Local researchers recently estimated that tidal marshes generate $90 million annually for the Middle Peninsula. -
Virginia's State Corporation Commission is accepting public comments as it weighs whether to approve Dominion’s proposal. -
Several historically Black neighborhoods near the proposed site say they’re bearing a disproportionate burden of local gas infrastructure. -
Virginia is racing to produce enough energy to meet growing demand. But solar developers are running into pushback from rural communities, which worry about environmental impacts and changing land use. -
The Solar for All program would have helped about 15,000 households get rooftop panels or buy into shared solar projects. -
The sanitation district received a grant through Virginia’s new Pay-For-Outcomes program, which rewards landowners for cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. -
The team that spent six years filming “Been Here Stay Here” is hosting screenings at three local venues over the next month. -
Board members voiced concerns from fishermen about declines in the critical menhaden population. Omega Protein maintains there’s no evidence of overfishing. -
Leaving medications in a hot car for extended periods of time can make them less effective or potentially dangerous. Certain medications can also make you more prone to heat illness.
