Family Dollar announced it plans to close 1,000 stores by the end of 2025. Communities have an opportunity to chart a different path.
ILSR's Ron Knox joins us to revisit a 2019 BLP episode on independent musicians in the wake of the DOJ lawsuit against Live Nation.
Highlighting Local Energy Rules podcast interviews with community leaders who overcame barriers to local ownership of clean energy.
Jeremy Kalin discusses the evolution of federal tax incentives for renewable energy and how the direct pay provision of the Inflation Reduction Act will deliver...
Ron Knox writes in Teen Vogue that, with any luck, the government’s antitrust case will mean a better music industry for everyone.
In 2010, Colorado passed the Community Solar Gardens Act, enabling its now fully-fledged community solar program. This post summarizes how the policy has evolved, including...
Join us for a virtual webinar to discuss our new report, "Power Play." Monopolies leverage systemic racism to dominate markets. By identifying racial exploitation as...
Over eight gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the first quarter of 2024 and nearly all of it was renewable: 5.5 gigawatts...
In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, we are joined by Domingo Morales who discussed waste equity, the future of composting in NYC,...
ILSR celebrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.
A veteran journalist reflects on his four-decade career dedicated to covering some of Washington D.C.’s most important stories.
Out of the legislative fight over the nuclear plant next door, Prairie Island Indian Community is building its own net zero energy future, on part...
Racial disparity is not merely an outcome of monopoly power, but a means by which corporations attain it. By identifying racial exploitation as a strategy...
Exploring how ILSR’s history, ongoing work, and mission intersect with the movement for racial equity.
This quarterly update (2024 Q1) shows the community solar capacity built in nine states, with a focus on competitive state markets and projects in investor-owned...