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• November 1, 2021
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In the west, water scarcity combined with weather conditions and population growth has pushed local leaders to work within their scope to support their communities. One example, seen locally in five of the nation’s fastest-growing states, is the prohibition of new development. An article published by PEW, titled Drought-Stricken Western Towns Say No to Developers, details the actions of various leaders in each state. Below are the highlighted quotes from officials in each state sharing statements on water conservation.

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• September 22, 2021
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Water Shortage Declaration Good Start to Long-Standing Problem
Last August, NPG discussed the precarious state of the Colorado River in an email to members and supporters. A year later, on August 16, 2021, the Bureau of Reclamation officially declared a water shortage on the historic waterway. This water shortage produces many environmental problems,

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• September 14, 2021
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Scenarios From “Limits to Growth” Can Change But Only If We Do the Work Today Background: The book “Limits to Growth” was published in 1972. Long hailed as groundbreaking, the study used computers(!) to model several possible future scenarios. The team of MIT researchers then shared their prediction of the two most likely to happen scenarios for the world. The …

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• August 31, 2021
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August 31, 2021 Census Bureau Releases New Data on Population Trends The Census Bureau has published new data from the 2020 census. An article released by the Census Bureau highlights population trends in the United States from 2010 to 2020. Authors Paul Mackun, Joshua Comenetz, and Lindsay Spell categorized the data by county, metro/micro, and state and listed the factoids …

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• August 12, 2021
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Climate Change continues to destroy our fragile planet, according to a new report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  Sadly, the findings of this new report are no better than the last assessment by this panel, consisting of 195 governments.  More than 14,000 peer-reviewed studies were analyzed in order to develop the full report, according to a …