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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Federal officials are hosting several virtual public meetings this week about the concept, covering communities in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. -
The latest U.S. State of the Birds report paints a grim picture, including for shorebirds that rely on coastal Virginia. -
Residents continue to fight against the city’s $12 million project to convert the site into wetlands to bank legal mitigation credits. -
The MacArthur Memorial recently won $1,000 from the Virginia Association of Museums to conserve the item the infamous general wore more than 70 years ago. -
Officials hope the site will help make Hampton Roads a hub for offshore wind development along the East Coast.
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Nonprofits across the bay watershed said they’re seeing money dry up for farmers, local governments and community groups that rely on it. -
The city of Norfolk is leading an effort to formalize the region’s role as a green infrastructure testbed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. -
Officials plan to hold a “Cool Down P-Town” event at New Bethel Baptist Church this weekend, kicking off the effort to become a center for climate solutions. -
Local environmental groups gathered this week to celebrate the annual “Catch the King” event and discuss what they found. -
Researchers at Old Dominion University urge more people in the region to buy flood insurance to protect against a storm on par with Hurricane Florence.
