What have been some problems that have accompanied the benefits of pop

What have been some problems that have accompanied the benefits of population growth in the South and the West in the last twenty-five years?

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
For the South consider: some loss of a sense of place and of southern traditionalism; problems associated with urbanization.
For the West consider: effects of nuclear testing and the problem of nuclear waste; declining water supply; dependence on the automobile; smog; loss of boom industries (oil, chemicals, high technology) to foreign competition; threats to preservation of the environment and endangered species.