Hannah Waters is an senior associate editor at Audubon.org.
Articles by Hannah Waters
Climate
People Power vs. Corporate Funds Tested in Washington Carbon Fee Vote
November 2, 2018 — An analysis of campaign spending on I-1631 finds a $15-million grassroots effort up against $31 million of out-of-state oil money.
Climate
Birders Don't Need to Be Told That Catastrophic Climate Change Approaches
October 10, 2018 — A new report warns that we're approaching the point of no return—a fact that close observers of nature have known for years.
Science
Shrikes Have an Absolutely Brutal Way of Killing Large Prey
September 6, 2018 — Famous for impaling their victims, these songbirds first use a special maneuver to break the necks of small rodents.
Science
How the House Sparrow Conquered the World Is Encoded in Its Genes
August 21, 2018 — The species, found in urban areas around the globe, can digest starchy grains—which helps explain its close bond with people and its love of pizza.
Climate
Republican Carlos Curbelo Is Ready to Unite Congress Against Climate Change
July 23, 2018 — The Congressman from South Florida has introduced his own carbon tax, a political compromise that aims to reduce emissions on a national scale.
Climate
New Diving-Petrel Species Lives on One Island and Is Already Critically Endangered
July 20, 2018 — A single colony of 150 birds somehow survived introduced rats, the scourge of New Zealand's birds. Now the race is on to save them from sea level rise.
Climate
How the U.S. Government Is Aggressively Censoring Climate Science
July 6, 2018 — By keeping the public in the dark, federal agencies create an environment where inaction is justified.
News
We Should Definitely Call Pigeons “Rock Doves” Again
June 15, 2018 — An official proposal would change the Rock Pigeon's name back to its previous, more dignified moniker. That's a sensational idea.
Science
How Birds Survived the Asteroid Impact That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
May 24, 2018 — Today’s great diversity of tree-dwelling birds can be traced back to small ground birds that survived global forest destruction.
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