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We owe it to future generations…

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April 13, 2026
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This ad appeared in USA Today’s Sustainability issue published on April 13, 2026.

NPG Launches Comprehensive Earth Day 2026 Educational Campaign

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April 2, 2026
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Negative Population Growth (NPG) has launched its Comprehensive Earth Day 2026 Educational Campaign, a nationwide initiative designed to highlight the role of population size and growth in discussions about environmental sustainability.

New NPG Forum Paper Examines America’s New Boom-and-Bust Cycle

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March 5, 2026
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Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) has released a compelling new Forum paper, The Myth of Growth-Driven Prosperity, authored by Nathanial Gronewold, Ph.D. This paper dismantles the long-held belief that a rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP) always signifies progress and improved well-being for the American people.

Out of Touch with Reality: Why the World Won’t Blame Overpopulation for Climate Change (NPG Book Review)

Dr. Karen I. Shragg
February 25, 2026
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This new book offers consolation and validation to those who have been consistently ignored about the seriousness of the overpopulation issue.

Tomorrow’s Tumbleweeds: Will 21st Century Boomtowns Go Bust?

Mark Cromer
February 25, 2026
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Boomtowns are an iconic feature of America’s history, one that often hews to a familiar template: a small burg is rapidly transformed to a bustling center of commerce, usually following the discovery of a precious metal or a fossil fuel.

NPG Analysis: When Nations Slow the Flow: A Global Policy Pattern & What It Means for the U.S.

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February 17, 2026
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In early 2026, Ghana temporarily paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora in order to review and simplify an application process that had become costly, complex, and difficult to navigate — part of a deliberate effort to make the system more accessible and user-friendly before reopening it.1 This kind of pause — usually associated with system-wide strain or …

Illinois State Profile

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January 23, 2026
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The Land of Lincoln: Is There something in Illinois’ Water? An NPG Commentary

North Dakota State Profile

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January 14, 2026
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A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE An NPG Commentary by Karen I. Shragg, Ed. D.

New NPG Forum Paper Challenges the Myth of Growth-Driven Prosperity

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January 14, 2026
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Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) has released a compelling new Forum paper, The Myth of Growth-Driven Prosperity, authored by Nathanial Gronewold, Ph.D. This paper dismantles the long-held belief that a rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP) always signifies progress and improved well-being for the American people.

The Myth of Growth-Driven Prosperity

Nathanial Gronewold
January 12, 2026
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There are emerging signs that better human economic security and welfare can be ensured through steady population decline. Economists, however, disagree, obsessed as they are with one measure of wealth: rising gross domestic product (GDP).