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Category Archives: Blog

Humanity’s Environmental Impact and its Causes

Most, if not all, of the earth’s environmental problems are a result of human activity. Some scholars have represented the problem with the formula I = P+A+T.I = Impact (onContinue reading “Humanity’s Environmental Impact and its Causes”

Posted byGray GriffinAugust 21, 2025August 21, 2025Posted inBlogTags:birthrate, Climate Change, Consumption, environment, population

Recent Survey Supports Small Families

The Population Connection recently conducted a survey regardingfamily size. The results from the survey are summarized in the articletitled: Americans Want Small Families, Aren’t Concerned AboutDeclining Birth Rates. Population Connection.Continue reading “Recent Survey Supports Small Families”

Posted byWayne MartinsonJuly 30, 2025October 13, 2025Posted inBlogTags:data, population

Some Pertinent Utah, National, and World Population Numbers –Past, Present and Projected.

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Falling Fertility rates in Utah, but Increasing Population When the Utah Population and Environment Council (UPEC) began in 1997 the fertility rate for women in Utah was approximately 2.6. (ThisContinue reading “Some Pertinent Utah, National, and World Population Numbers –Past, Present and Projected.”

Posted byWayne MartinsonJuly 2, 2025July 2, 2025Posted inBlogTags:fertility, population, Utah

Creating Change

First Drum Roll… UPEC has an updated website. YAY! A big thanks and shout-out to XMission for hosting our website for free. Please check out the refreshed site and theContinue reading “Creating Change”

Posted bySusan SoleilMay 28, 2025May 28, 2025Posted inBlog

Biodiversity and Human Population

Stephanie Feldstein, Population and Sustainability Director, Center for Biological Diversity provided a well-informed presentation on “Biodiversity and Human Population” as part of the Utah Population and Environment Council, 2024 Speakers Series on May 6, 2024.

Posted byWayne MartinsonJune 26, 2024June 26, 2024Posted inBlogTags:Climate Change, Consumption, environment, population, Utah

Lessons From the Fight to Save Great Salt Lake

Three-quarters of Utah’s population lives around Great Salt Lake, one of the fastest-growing areas of thecountry. It’s also an oasis for more than 10 million migratory birds passing through everyContinue reading “Lessons From the Fight to Save Great Salt Lake”

Posted byUtah Population & Environmental CouncilApril 10, 2024April 10, 2024Posted inBlog

Biodiversity & Human Population – Speaker Series – May 7

Speaker Series 2024 - Biodiversity & Human Population by Stephanie Feldstein - May 7

The relationship between biodiversity and the human population in Utah and the Western United States.

Posted byUPEC StaffApril 4, 2024May 2, 2024Posted inBlogTags:2024, healthy ecosystems, speaker series, wildlife

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