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.
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Berkley activist Kim Sudderth pleaded with leaders this week: “Please, do not use environmental justice as a buzzword.” -
Thousands of homes in Hampton Roads have flooded at least twice, according to federal insurance dataThe National Flood Insurance Program recently made data on repetitive loss properties public for the first time. -
Retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips was among the first cohorts of women to serve on ships at sea. She said “as soon as somebody tells me no, then I'm like, ‘Hmm, oh yes, watch this.’” -
Even with official action, Hampton Roads will lose a staggering amount of marshland, according to new analysis from NASA and Wetlands Watch. -
Charlottesville-based Apex Clean Energy is almost done building a 45-turbine wind farm near Edenton that will power Google data centers. -
The regulations outline new standards for making rainwater drinkable but do not require permits when it’s reused for other purposes. -
One collapse happened early Friday and damaged an adjacent home. Later that night, the neighboring home also fell into the ocean. -
The section of floodwall that would run from downtown to Ghent hasn’t yet been designed and wouldn’t begin construction until at least 2027. -
The new flood risk standard, which is about a decade in the making, is designed to ensure federally-funded projects can withstand future climate conditions. -
Reports like this week’s on the bay’s declining osprey population have garnered attention because of the potential link to controversial industrial menhaden fishing.
