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Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) is a national nonprofit membership organization. It was founded in 1972 to educate the American public and political leaders about the devastating effects of overpopulation on our environment, resources and standard of living. We believe that our nation is already vastly overpopulated in terms of the long-range carrying capacity of its resources and environment. Read more.

Seeking Nature’s Moral Compass: A Tribute to the Legacy of Paul Ehrlich
This new book offers consolation and validation to those who have been consistently ignored about the seriousness of the overpopulation ...
New NPG Forum Paper Examining Modern Environmental Crises and Population Growth
Click here to download a PDF of this release. Examining the Growing Strain that Population Expansion Places on Natural Resources ...
Wildfires, Smog, and the Growing Strain on Public Health
Smoke and Ozone Pollution Force Residents Indoors as Environmental Pressures Intensify ...
OUR NATIONAL PARKS ARE BEING LOVED TO DEATH
This ad will appear or has appeared in USA Today Saluting National Parks Special Edition on June 8, 2026 ...
Under Pressure: How Population is Putting the US and Our Plant in Peril
For those who can partake, the natural world offers a break from our often-chaotic lives. Remedies for stress brought on ...
Earth’s Limits Are No Longer Theoretical, Study Warns
New report highlights growing threats to water, communities, and long-term sustainability ...
When Rivers Are at Risk, So Are We
New report highlights growing threats to water, communities, and long-term sustainability ...
Hawaii State Profile
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: A DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF HAWAII An NPG Commentary by Karen I. Shragg, Ed. D. Click here ...
New Jersey State Profile
THE DEEPLY ICONIC AND IRONIC ROOTS OF THE GARDEN STATE An NPG Commentary by Karen I. Shragg, Ed. D. Click ...
New NPG Paper Warns Population Growth Is Driving the Loss of America’s Natural Spaces
Click here to download a PDF of this release. Crowded Out: How Population Pressure Is Undermining Nature, Health, and Sustainability ...
