Stories by Catherine Krikstan
Catherine Krikstan is a web writer at the Chesapeake Bay Program. She began writing about the watershed as a reporter in Annapolis, Md., where she covered algae blooms and climate change and interviewed hog farmers and watermen. She lives in Washington, D.C.
Chesapeake Executive Council names Maryland governor new chair
December 12, 2013Gov. Martin O’Malley was commended for his restoration work at the 2013 Executive Council meeting.
Read storyGroundwater withdrawal causing land to sink in lower Chesapeake region
December 11, 2013Continued land subsidence could worsen the effects of sea-level rise.
Read storyLoss of coastal wetlands grows larger in United States
December 9, 2013Development and other human activities are placing pressure on this critical habitat.
Read storyBay Barometer: Chesapeake faces challenges from pollution, development
December 3, 2013The Bay Program report offers a snapshot of health and restoration.
Read storyMore than $100M available to protect communities from climate change
December 2, 2013Grant funding will build coastal resiliency in states affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Read storyAntibiotics, hormones increasingly found in livestock and poultry manure
November 25, 2013Manure spills could pose threats to human health and the environment.
Read storyExecutive order calls on nation to prepare for climate change
November 21, 2013President Obama encourages the U.S. to cut carbon pollution and invest in climate resilience.
Read storyPotomac River scores “C” on latest report card
November 20, 2013The health of the nation’s most endangered river has improved for the third year in a row.
Read storyGreen building brings conservation to community college
November 14, 2013The LEED-certified building is the second in Calvert County.
Read storyAncient seawater found under Chesapeake Bay
November 12, 2013The oldest body of seawater ever identified is trapped beneath the largest crater in the United States.
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