According to the Census Bureau’s population clock, the US population reached 300 million earlier today, and population is in the news:

• The Population Reference Bureau Web site today features several articles about the US population.
• The Brookings Institution features analysis, editorials, and a compilation of demographic information.
• CNN.com presents “the day in numbers”—a rundown of statistics for today, 1967 (when the population hit 200 million), and projections for the next 100 million people.
• In a weekly series beginning on September 12, the Christian Science Monitor looks at the impact of population growth at 300 million and beyond.
• Other media coverage: Reuters, BBC News, Boston Globe editorial, Boston Globe news story (October 8), and NPR (including an interview with William Frey of the Population Reference Bureau).