The following are excerpts from Leon Kolankiewicz's oped, "Texas needn't choose between protecting the environment and securing the border," in the Austin American-Statesman, July 9, 2024:

“Idahoans want less, not more, population growth,” by Leon Kolankiewicz, Idaho State Journal

Lou Gumm and Leon Kolankiewicz explore population growth's impact on water issues, focusing on biocapacity and ecological footprints in the American Southwest.

Editor’s note: this is an edited version of a longer article by Rob Harding and Leon Kolankiewicz. From the Everglades to the Arctic, rampant development and a surging human population threaten America’s protected areas. A recent study from NumbersUSA, Greater Yellowstone: An Ecosystem at Risk, documents this for what has been dubbed “America’s Serengeti”: the … Continued

The Biden-Harris approach to immigration was to ignore the numbers and focus on making an “orderly” system. Their approach to illegal immigration was to make as much of it “legal” as they could. Even in a large country such as the U.S., that approach was doomed to failure. “Of course, it’s important to have laws … Continued

On September 27, 2024, a federal judge for the first time held the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accountable for ignoring the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when taking immigration actions that “unsecured the border almost overnight.” The case is Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform v. Department of Homeland Security, et. al. NEPA requires federal agencies … Continued

In a new poll taken by Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA, 82% of Nevada’s residents said they wanted the population to grow much more slowly (40%) or not at all (42%).

Last month, Scientific Director Leon Kolankiewicz visited the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) as part of NumbersUSA’s forthcoming study on the threat posed by urban sprawl to this still-wild region often described as the American Serengeti. A few dispatches from Leon and others are shared in this post, offering a glimpse into the experience and the … Continued