Ladybird Diner's Meg Heriford joins Building Local Power to talk pie, crisis, and how to build and nurture community during ...

Ron Knox's new zine Resist Monopolies! documents the battles and triumphs of the growing antimonopoly movement, and shows how ...

Composting helps enliven spaces – gardens, community hubs, and schoolyards; spaces where people of all ages come together.

More than almost any other factor, a community’s planning and land use laws and policies affect its success — or failure — in cultivating and supporting small, locally owned businesses. Many civic ...

Composting cuts waste, enhances soil, protects the climate, and builds community (including jobs). Use our new graphics to share these benefits! They are available for your use (with attribution to ...

ILSR’s Composting for Community policy team worked with Delegate Regina T. Boyce (District 43, Baltimore City) again to introduce the Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and ...

In late 2024, Rachel Hernandez ran a successful campaign to become mayor of Riverbank, California. A small town at the top of the state’s central valley, Riverbank may not fit into what you imagine as ...

On the latest episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast: Former BEAD Director Evan Feinman joins ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell and Sean Gonsalves to talk about the turmoil swirling around the ...

Alaska scored 4 out of 13 on the 2025 Community Power Scorecard. It passed its first community solar legislation in 2024. Successful and meaningful community solar policies prioritize four central ...