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Date September 15, 2023

How Much to Sacrifice to Provide Water for Growing Desert Cities?

Arizona faces conflicting opinions among policymakers and voters on water management, with many voters opposing further growth, hindered by federal immigration policies.

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Date September 15, 2023

The Southwest is booming. What’s the downside?

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

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Date September 15, 2023

Disappearing Colorado

Colorado's population growth since 1982 has led to congestion, environmental issues, and water concerns, urging leaders to address these problems.

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Date September 15, 2023

Our Ecological Footprint

Americans' total ecological footprint is roughly three times the size of the United States. The size of each footprint matters, as does the number of feet.

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Date August 23, 2023

NumbersUSA Revs Up State E-Verify Efforts

Last week, Chris Chmielenski, Wyatt (one of our nearby volunteers), and I went out to Indianapolis for the National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2023 Legislative Summit. As part of NumbersUSA’s expanding push on states to take action to combat the huge increase in illegal immigration, our exhibit centered on E-Verify. E-Verify is the free online … Continued

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Date May 1, 2023

If it can happen in Texas, it can happen anywhere

Last week, NumbersUSA sent a team to the Texas State Fair grounds in Dallas, TX, site of the largest Earth Day exposition in the world, EarthX. We presented our new study on Texas sprawl, and shared our exhibit with over a fifteen hundred people, most of whom were not surprised to learn that Texas has … Continued

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Date April 28, 2023

Miles and Miles of Megalopolises

Purple plains, prairies, and croplands are giving way to urban megalopolises that most people don’t want to live in. Those are two of the emerging findings from the over 20 years of studies that NumbersUSA has produced, including our latest: Americans have always taken pride in our agriculture. Texans are no different. Ninety-three percent of … Continued

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