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 proposal threatens decades of work to restore oysters in the bay. -
If conditions worsen, state officials said they could implement mandatory conservation measures. -
A six-year exchange over a lot in Park Place illustrates the city’s balancing act for building housing and preserving green space. -
The threatened species is quickly losing habitat as beaches erode around the Chesapeake Bay. -
Portsmouth, Suffolk and Chesapeake have all moved to a “one bin” approach through a new regional initiative. -
The flower, named “Lady MacDeath,” only emerges every few years, up to a decade. -
The law applies to food vendors, including grocery stores, food trucks, caterers and schools.
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The state plans to divert some revenue from the carbon market to Virginia ratepayers. -
Getting accurate data has become the heart of the debate over managing the controversial fishery. -
Environmental groups worry that pulling up swaths of the seafloor could harm marine life and contribute to erosion.
