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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1 week ago |
wvtf.org | Katherine Hafner
A few years ago, David Bilyeu learned at a Dominion Energy safety meeting that several species of bats, such as the northern long-eared and tricolored bats, are declining in Hampton Roads. The utility also realized that the rights of way where it puts its distribution equipment often create a sort of transitional habitat space preferred by many animals, including bats. Dominion saw some of the creatures already roosting on power poles, which resemble trees.
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1 week ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
A few years ago, David Bilyeu learned at a Dominion Energy safety meeting that several species of bats, such as the northern long-eared and tricolored bats, are declining in Hampton Roads. The utility also realized that the rights of way where it puts its distribution equipment often create a sort of transitional habitat space preferred by many animals, including bats. Dominion saw some of the creatures already roosting on power poles, which resemble trees.
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2 weeks ago |
insidenova.com | Katherine Hafner
A pollen puddle in Virginia Beach in April 2025. (Photo by Mechelle Hankerson/WHRO)By Katherine Hafner/WHRORivers of yellow plant dust lining local streets. Seemingly year-round symptoms: Residents of southeastern Virginia are all too familiar with the effects of pollen. But a recent report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America confirms it: Hampton Roads is particularly sneezy.
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2 weeks ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
The federal government plans to cut off promised funding for a project to ease flooding in a historic Hampton neighborhood. Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $20 million to the city of Hampton and local nonprofit Wetlands Watch for a three-year effort to boost resilience in Aberdeen Gardens. The money came through Community Change Grants launched through former President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act.
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3 weeks ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
There’s a new library in town, home to thousands of items available to the public. And they all fit inside a small vintage catalog cabinet tucked inside an office at the Elizabeth River Project. The Norfolk nonprofit is launching its first native seed library offering residents, businesses and organizations free access to seeds they can plant in their own gardens or along local shorelines. The concept is not completely new to the area.
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