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Date May 30, 2024

“Love Hurts,” a NumbersUSA report about the loss of rural land and habitat in North Carolina

Our North Carolina report continues the secondary-migration theme of our Idaho study. Americans are leaving states with high immigration-driven population growth.

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Date May 22, 2024

As immigration climbs, America’s biodiversity crisis worsens.

Among the main reasons for biodiversity loss are invasive species, pesticides, over-hunting, and pollution.  But nothing compares to the clear-cutting, burning, damming, draining, and/or bulldozing of natural habitat to make way for expanding human populations.  This includes the fragmentation and disconnection of entire wildlife ecosystems, where animals can no longer move between larger habitat areas.

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Date May 20, 2024

Sprawl is the top driver of America’s nature loss. It’s time to confront the top driver of America’s sprawl.

Think globally, act locally, set an example This week’s International Day for Biological Diversity invites us to “be part of the Plan.” The Plan refers to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, also known as the Biodiversity Plan. For those of us in the U.S., our collective efforts to stop America’s loss of nature are contributing … Continued

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Date May 15, 2024

How does America’s mass immigration affect endangered species?

While it may seem unimportant for a small animal to go extinct (i.e., be lost forever), it matters because all species are connected through their interactions in a web of life.  A balanced and biodiverse ecosystem is one in which each species plays an important role and relies on the services provided by other species to survive.  So, saving one species means saving its habitat and the other species that live there too.

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Date May 10, 2024

Immigration’s impact felt in Colorado, as divisions grow over density.

Citing NumbersUSA's poll of likely Colorado voters, Pomerance noted that 9 out of 10 people "desire a future where far fewer people move to the state" and 6 out of 10 want to stop growing completely.

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Date May 10, 2024

Washington Post: density has downsides

Density is a mitigation tool - and the preferred way of life for many - but Americans who desire more open space have science-supported reasons for asking Congress to address sprawl at one of its key sources: federal immigration policy.

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Date May 9, 2024

“They have lost their way of life.” Sprawl in North Carolina.

North Carolina's growth is "turning more of the farmland that [people] love into commercial distribution centers, housing developments, and public roads," Woodruff reports. People like Vaughan Willoughby and the Farm Bureau are worried about the future of agriculture. Only Texas and Florida have lost more farmland and habitat than North Carolina.

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Date May 9, 2024

Nevada Sprawl Report Coverage

Media coverage of NumbersUSA’s report on sprawl in the fastest growth state: Nevada.

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Date May 8, 2024

Sir David Attenborough, one of the great naturalists of our time, turns 98.

On May 8, 2024, Sir David Attenborough turned 98 years old.  Attenborough was born in England and became a famous broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer.  He is known throughout the world as being one of the most passionate and effective supporters of environmental causes and the natural world.  He has advocated for restoring biodiversity, … Continued

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