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Population Connection statement on a world of 8 billion

Today, November 15, 2022, the world population has officially grown to 8 billion, according to the UN. While light-hearted media stories about the “8 billionth baby” will likely abound, not enough attention is being paid to what our huge and growing numbers mean for huma...
8 billion: A major population milestone

World population is projected to cross 8 billion on November 15, 2022, according to the United Nations Population Division. Our large and growing population has enormous implications for human welfare and the environment—we've pulled together some of the most pertinent f...
These senators and representatives received an F for reproductive rights: Population Connection Action Fund Congressional Report Card

A new report by Population Connection Action Fund assigns a failing grade to every Republican in the House and Senate for their refusal to vote in favor of reproductive rights.
Population Connection statement on Earth Overshoot Day

July 28 is this year’s Earth Overshoot Day, meaning we've already used up our natural resource budget for the whole year.
Population Connection statement on world population reaching 8 billion milestone

New population data from the United Nations published today reveals that we will reach a major milestone this November: becoming a world of eight billion.

Population Connection

Founded in 1968, Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth or ZPG) is the largest grassroots population organization in the United States, with more than 40,000 members and hundreds of thousands more supporters and participating educators working together to build a more sustainable future for the planet and all its inhabitants. Learn more at https://populationconnection.org/