Katherine Hafner
Environment Reporter at WHRO-TV (Norfolk, VA)
Environment reporter @WHRO & @NPR's climate collaborative • @UCLA & @VirginianPilot alum • she/her • Reach me at [email protected]
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5 days ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
About a decade ago, retired Navy doctor Doug McNeill started getting online advertisements from residential solar companies and decided to do some research. After weighing the costs and benefits of installing a solar system, he chose to put up a 28-panel array on a detached garage at his home in Chesapeake. One big financial factor in McNeill’s calculation was the Solar Investment Tax Credit, which saved him almost $8,000 in upfront costs.
New environmental laws in Virginia include protecting wetlands and building community 'power plants'
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whro.org | Katherine Hafner
The window for state leaders to approve legislation in Virginia this year has officially closed. Last week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin made his final decisions on bills approved by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly, including several that touch on environment and climate issues. Bills that made it through this year’s session will take effect July 1. Here’s a look at what environmental legislation survived and what was nixed by the governor.
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cbs19news.com | Katherine Hafner
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insidenova.com | Katherine Hafner
The offshore wind staging area at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal. (Photo courtesy Port of Virginia)By Katherine Hafner/WHRO Dominion Energy expects to pay more to complete the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project because of the Trump administration’s new taxes on imported goods including monopile foundations and turbine towers.
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vpm.org | Katherine Hafner
Dominion Energy expects to pay more to complete the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project because of the Trump administration's new taxes on imported goods including monopile foundations and turbine towers. The $10.8 billion offshore wind farm about 30 miles off the Virginia Beach coast will be the nation's largest, consisting of 176 turbines that generate about 2.6 gigawatts of electricity, or enough to power up to 660,000 homes.
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