South to rise again: Population growth nation's highest
(Northwest Florida Daily News: Tue, 08 Apr) Over the past decade, the population of Southern Regional Education states grew by 16.2 million, a 17.3 percent increase. The growth was larger than the West, which grew by 10.8 million, or 17.8 percent. Currently, 36 percent of the population lives in an SREB state and that number is projected to reach 39 percent of the U.S. total by 2030. Florida is expected to have a 21 percent overall ...

82% - Immigrant's Contribution to US Population Growth
(Pew via Yahoo! News: Tue, 08 Apr) If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005, and 82% of the increase will be due to immigrants arriving from 2005 to 2050 and their U.S.-born descendants, according to new projections developed by the Pew Research Center.

Water everywhere - but not a drop to drink
(AG Weekly: Tue, 08 Apr) Population growth in Idaho and the West continues at an unprecedented rate and is placing additional demand on an already limited resource n water. Water is the lifeblood of the West because it is used to provide recreation, power, irrigation and waterways.

Police set up gang intelligence unit in Queenstown
(The New Zealand Herald: Wed, 09 Apr) WELLINGTON - A specialist gang intelligence unit has been set up in Queenstown to deal with the growing threat of organised crime in the region. The threat of gang-related activity had increased as the population across the region exploded in recent years, the Otago Daily Times reported.