What do we lose when we no longer have control over what happens to the waste we produce? In this episode of the Composting for...
ILSR is offering free enrollment in our online certificate course to residents of states and tribal lands in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from September 18...
Maria Sipin discusses what the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund has accomplished, how volunteers from the community have shaped the fund’s priorities, and how...
In June 2018, Hawai’i’s Governor Ige signed HB 2182 into law as “Act 15,” establishing a permanent Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force in the Office...
Stacy Miller explains how she represents the city of Minneapolis in state forums, including the Public Utilities Commission, and what’s at stake in decisions made...
10 years after Minnesota enabled community solar, a 2023 policy has expanded the program. It also introduced new rules and limitations. This post explains the...
Part 6 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series featured a presentation from ILSR’s 2022 Community Composter Census lead author Clarissa Libertelli, followed...
ILSR’s March 2023 report, A Growing Movement: 2022 Community Composter Census, is the first census of community composters to track the nature and growth of this sector,...
Part 5 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series features case studies from Western New York in which local community composters and volunteers...
The community composting sector could create nearly as many new jobs as currently exists in the coal mining industry, according to the new report released...
What role does composting play in subverting barriers to local food sovereignty? In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, we are joined by...
In this report, we look at how the dollar chains are using predatory tactics to kill off grocery stores and other local businesses, harming rural...
More than 75 cities and towns have defeated dollar store projects in the last four years. Our new strategy guide can help you keep these...
Community leaders have good reason to be concerned about chain dollar stores. … Read More
Communities can do a lot to advance energy democracy, but some tools must be granted by state policy. This annual scorecard from ILSR’s Energy Democracy...