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Author: Rob Harding

Is the U.S. full? Ecological Footprint Reveals an Inconvenient Truth

By Rob Harding

President Trump’s hyperbolic comments about the country being “full” were followed by numerous media responses, like The New York Times article by The Upshot’s Neil Irwin and Emily Badger, as if it needed to be explained to anyone that the country isn’t actually “bursting at the seams” with people. Regardless of the scope or intent … Continued

For 9 months, I’ve asked fellow environmentalists why they don’t address immigration as population issue

By Rob Harding

For 9 months, I’ve had scores of conversations with environmental leaders and thinkers about immigration’s impact on the U.S. population and environment. I heard some of this: I hope the Trump administration is successful at reducing future immigration flows because such incessant population growth is inhibiting our ability to conserve other species’ habitats. But I … Continued