 Population growth increasing HIV-UN
(The Monitor: Sun, 27 Apr) A static prevalence, coupled with a high population growth rate threatens to undermine Uganda’s push to reduce HIV, the Joint UN Programme on Aids said in its latest epidemic update report.
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 Water everywhere - but not a drop to drink
(AG Weekly: Wed, 30 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.
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 Bid to stop River Niger drying up
(africast.com: Wed, 30 Apr) NIAMEY, April 30 -- West African leaders are meeting to discuss an $8bn, 20-year plan to stop the River Niger drying up. Water experts warn that the river is threatened by drought, silting up industrial waste and population growth.
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 Growth prompts Arizona's postal investigator to seek more inspectors
(KTAR 92.3 Phoenix: Tue, 29 Apr) The U.S. Postal Service is looking to beef up its ranks of criminal investigators to combat identity theft and other crimes in Arizona. The state's rapid population growth is fueling a rise in identity thefts, the most prevalent crime faced by postal inspectors in the state.
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 Transit bedrock of local growth
(The Washington Times: Thu, 01 May) Plans by developers for bigger and better buildings in the Washington area wont go forward unless regional leaders...
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 Leaders agree plan to save Niger
(BBC News: Wed, 30 Apr) Nine West African countries agree an $8bn, 20-year plan to save Africa's third-largest river, the Niger.
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 Boost for "green plastics from plants"
(Express India: Wed, 30 Apr) Researchers in Australia are a step closer to turning plants into "biofactories" capable of producing oils, which they claim can be used to manufacture a wide range of products.
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Uganda: 'Population Pressure Affecting Aids Fight'
