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
When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown while trapped in cages underwater. Conservation groups are asking Virginia regulators to require a solution: adding small gadgets to crab traps that keep terrapins out while still allowing crabs to enter.
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1 week ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
Your food and drink orders in Virginia may start to look a little different. Starting July 1, large food vendors across the state will no longer be allowed to use single-use expanded polystyrene, a plastic foam material commonly referred to by the brand name Styrofoam. That includes plates, cups, bowls, trays and hinged containers. State lawmakers passed the ban four years ago, following the lead of others such as Maryland, New York and Washington, D.C. Implementation was delayed. Gov.
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1 week ago |
cbs19news.com | Katherine Hafner
Thirty diamondback terrapins drowned in a crab cage in the Chesapeake Bay region. (Photo courtesy of Randy Chambers)By Katherine Hafner/WHROWhen diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown while trapped in cages underwater.
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1 week ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown while trapped in cages underwater. Conservation groups are asking Virginia regulators to require a solution: adding small gadgets to crab traps that keep terrapins out while still allowing crabs to enter.
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2 weeks ago |
vpm.org | Katherine Hafner
Indigenous communities have navigated Virginia's land and waters for thousands of years, weathering countless wars, storms and growing development. Local tribal leaders say they're now facing several environmental challenges, such as flooding and shoreline erosion, that threaten some of the land and resources they've worked hard to protect. "We're seeing an impact that is different in my mind than when I was growing up," said Reggie Stewart, second assistant chief of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe.
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