
Wildfires, Smog, and the Growing Strain on Public Health
- NPG
- June 9, 2026
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Smoke and Ozone Pollution Force Residents Indoors as Environmental Pressures Intensify

Smoke and Ozone Pollution Force Residents Indoors as Environmental Pressures Intensify

This ad will appear or has appeared in USA Today Saluting National Parks Special Edition on June 8, 2026.

For those who can partake, the natural world offers a break from our often-chaotic lives. Remedies for stress brought on by personal or political upheaval and uncertainty increasingly point to a real-world remedy: get out into nature.

New report highlights growing threats to water, communities, and long-term sustainability

New report highlights growing threats to water, communities, and long-term sustainability

LAST BUT NOT LEAST: A DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF HAWAII An NPG Commentary by Karen I. Shragg, Ed. D.

THE DEEPLY ICONIC AND IRONIC ROOTS OF THE GARDEN STATE An NPG Commentary by Karen I. Shragg, Ed. D.

Click here to download a PDF of this release. Crowded Out: How Population Pressure Is Undermining Nature, Health, and Sustainability A new Forum paper from Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) warns that continued population growth in the United States is accelerating the loss of natural areas, limiting access to nature, and contributing to growing environmental and mental health challenges. In …

For those who can partake, the natural world offers a break from our often-chaotic lives. Remedies for stress brought on by personal or political upheaval and uncertainty increasingly point to a real-world remedy: get out into nature.

This ad appears in the The Washington Times on April 13 and April 20 and the Washington Examiner on April 15 and April 22, 2026.