Governments and society attempt to foresee problems that the world will have to face, often involving the world as a whole. Preventative measures against destruction of the environment, or various aspects of civilization, are important yet difficult to establish when the problem remains undefined or unpredictable.
Overpopulation is such an issue.
Reports on population growth conflict and policy proposals run the gamut, many on quite the radical side. Your job is to synthesize a wide variety of information to be able to report to the U.S. government on the state of overpopulation, whether it is an issue, what other issues may be connected to it and what policies have been enacted and suggested to deal with it. This will require sorting through contradictory information and finding the most reasonable and appropriate concerns. One person will focus on environmental concerns associated with overpopulation. Another one or two people will research social and political issues and include a report specifically on how China and the US have dealt with overpopulation and why.