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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Proposed legislation would initiate a study of different de-icing strategies. -
Scientists and officials use the data to monitor the long-term health of birds across the U.S. -
Dominion’s victory is the third this week for offshore wind developers along the East Coast, who each challenged the Trump administration’s recent stop-work order. -
The new platform does not change how mitigation banks are permitted or operated in Virginia, but could make it easier to move through the process. -
Dominion is suing the Interior Department for the December order, which the utility calls “arbitrary and capricious.” -
The Church of the Holy Apostles’ project uses thousands of plastic bags collected from stores or donations. -
A team at the University of Virginia recently mapped millions of dead trees from Maine to South Carolina. -
Virginia is the national leader in champion trees, which are the largest documented of their species, including oaks and pines around Hampton Roads. -
Electrified Marina sells boats that run purely on electricity, instead of a gas engine. -
Virginia Tech’s preliminary report is part of an ongoing study funded by the state to address growing concerns.
