A Proposed National Population Policy

NPG believes a national policy designed to slow, halt, and eventually reverse U.S. population growth is critically needed. (See the Position Papers and the FORUM series in the Publications List on our website, www.NPG.org.) In this paper, we offer a series of specific proposals for accomplishing that goal. We recognize the political resistance in the way of such policies, but we still think it is useful to set forth our recommendations in one compact document for those who may come to share our concerns.

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New NPG Forum Paper Calls for Urgent Action on Overpopulation and Its Impact on the Environment

Negative Population Growth (NPG) is pleased to announce the release of a compelling new Forum paper by renowned author and environmental advocate, Dr. Karen I. Shragg. Titled “Killing Our Land with Kindness: Why We Must Consider the Next Seven Generations By Making Better Decisions About Our Population Size”, this paper highlights the critical need for addressing overpopulation in the United States and the profound consequences of population growth on both human and environmental systems.

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