Nevada Sprawl Report Coverage

By Jeremy Beck

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

EarthX 2024: Conservation efforts overwhelmed by immigration and sprawl

By Rob Harding

Immigration-driven population growth is constraining the movements of wildlife, especially for large mammals like wolves which require room to roam. Projected future growth under current federal immigration policy is likely to cause more human-wildlife conflicts.

Immigration-driven population growth is impacting America’s waters.

By Henry Barbaro

Despite the Clean Water Act, many of America’s rivers are suffering, with no relief in sight, as our population continues to soar to unprecedented levels.  The Census Bureau projects America’s population will grow by another 75 million in the next 40 years, with roughly 90% of that caused by immigration.  It’s significant that this projection was made before the immigration surge at the southern border, where illegal immigration has become more than twice as high as legal.

A talk about trade-offs in Texas

By Rob Harding

In a state where 95% of the land is privately owned, the trade-off between unchecked population growth and open space preservation in Texas is clear.

America’s overshoot is magnified by mass immigration

By Henry Barbaro

Americans have grown increasingly efficient with our use of resources (i.e., our per capita ecological footprint). But we haven’t grown more sustainable  — that is, the U.S. ecological deficit (gap between footprint and biocapacity) has increased — because the amount of natural resources (i.e., our biocapacity) per person has also declined. Why? In part because we have converted them into urbanized areas to accommodate immigration-driven population growth.

Conservation Candidates’ Immigration Challenge

By Jeremy Beck

Candidates who emphasize habitat and wildlife conservation have an edge in these Western states. But to fulfill campaign promises, conservation candidates will have to address immigration policy.

Prevent the Californication of Idaho: Reduce Immigration

By Rob Harding

Idaho is the fastest growing state by rate. Gem State residents don’t want more unchecked growth, according to new polling data.

America’s farmers, ranchers, and producers don’t want the consequences of immigration-driven population growth

By Rob Harding

The consequences of our expanding population encroaching on America’s farm and ranch strongholds were on the minds of many attendees at the 2024 American Farm Bureau Convention.

Idaho Sprawl Study Coverage

By Jeremy Beck

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