Our 2022 annual report highlights the work we’ve done — through on-the-ground technical assistance, in-depth research and analysis, and coalition building with grassroots organizations —...
With good reason, many are confused about the information shown in the FCC’s new Broadband Availability map, the challenge process, and why we should care about helping...
Derek Cressman and Fatima Malik, who both ran for seats on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) board, describe the evolution of SMUD, how the...
Stacy Mitchell explains on Pitchfork Economics how for the last forty years, merging companies have convinced regulatory agencies that their merger will be better for...
On this episode of Building Local Power, three members of ILSR’s Independent Business team, Lauren Gellatly, Katy Milani, and Kennedy Smith, answer: What challenges are...
The Tribal Broadband Bootcamps, which have worked with 20 Tribes and more than 100 participants over the past 2 years, offering hands-on training in wireless...
Ron Knox writes in Slate how the shocking collapse of Taylor Swift’s tour ticket presale was an inevitable failure of the monopoly Ticketmaster.… Read More
Host John Farrell is joined by Jesse Gray and David Mendels. They discuss the six provisions in the Municipal Climate Empowerment Plan, state legislation that...
Historically, Enfield was known for its tobacco and peanuts. Today, there’s a new wave cresting in this small rural community in eastern North Carolina. Thanks to...
Are you a local government interested in reducing and recycling wasted food and curious to learn how you can help spur community-scale composting? Or perhaps...
Part 4 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series features a menu of options local governments can consider to support community-scale composting activities,...
The three members from ILSR’s energy team engage in a riveting conversation on the biggest energy stories from 2022, including the Inflation Reduction Act’s big...
In 2020, New York City officials unveiled a massive new broadband proposal they promised would dramatically reshape affordable broadband access in the city. Instead, the...
Massachusetts’ food waste ban was proposed in July 2013, accepted to update the state’s Solid Waste Facility Regulations in January 2014, and went into effect October 1,...
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s (ILSR) Composting for Community Initiative has collaborated with partners in Baltimore to advance scalable, community-driven composting sites, aiming to shift...