A webinar sharing success stories and lessons learned from three community composting operations in rural and tribal communities.
In May 2026, Maryland passed the Urban Agricultural Property Tax Credit Act (HB 359), which amended Section 9-253 of the Property Article of the Annotated...
Florida adopted Administrative Code 62-709.305, which exempts backyard composting, small-sized composting, and certain on-farm composting from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) permit and...
Loveland’s Pulse Fiber network just launched 20-gig service! Chris and Brieana Reed-Harmel discuss the upgrade, competition, public safety, and what community-owned fiber makes possible.
A message from ILSR's co-directors on turning election outcomes into enduring change.
We analyzed how the 2026 midterm elections affected the balance of power between utilities and communities.
New Jersey’s community solar program guarantees bill savings and lets cities sign up whole neighborhoods. Here’s how.
Chris, Sean Gonsalves, and Sascha Meinrath dig into Vermont’s speed testing, open broadband data, Starlink’s Ukraine shutoff, and the cute mascots masking AI data grabs.
Find out which states most improved the energy policies tracked on our 2026 Community Power Scorecard, and which states backslid the most.
The RCP Grants will support community-informed social marketing campaigns and localized behavior change efforts.
On June 2, 2022, Gainesville, Florida adopted three ordinances: 210129, 200381, and 210626 to advance source separation, collection, and diversion of food waste.
How can digital equity programs escape the boom-and-bust funding cycle? Chris and Samantha Schartman of Connect Humanity explore co-investment through the Alt Funding Field Guide.
ILSR built the nation's first virtual power plant scorecard, with grades for every state on policies that pay people to support the grid at key...
Should California give up its Internet protections for federal broadband money? Chris and EFF’s Chao Jun Liu unpack Condition 50 and what’s at stake.
St. Pete public power advocates want voters, not politicians, to decide whether to dump Duke Energy.