A proposed data center galvanizes resistance in a small West Virginia community, sparking a fight over state vs. local control.
We start at the epicenter: a once-semi-rural Northern Virginia community transformed by Big Tech’s sprawling data centers, sparking a fight for land, autonomy, and transparency.
In 2025, the City of Durango adopted Resolution R-2025-0004, which directed the city manager to execute pilot organic waste management programs, conduct research on ordinances...
Iowa banned the landfill disposal of yard waste in 1991, and instituted regulations to broadly encourage composting, including on-farm, small-scale food scrap composting. The state’s rules...
What can we expect from a new utility-owned distributed storage program that made headlines when it was announced over 18 months ago?
With tax day as a backdrop, the ILSR Community Broadband Networks Initiative and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance convened its quarterly Building for Digital Equity...
More than 200 resources for individuals seeking simple actions to improve their community.
BLP's new season, "The Data Centers are Coming," uncovers how deeply the data center conflict is steeped in America’s legacy of monopolies versus motivated communities.
How much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of smaller, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth? This 2025 update examines the...
In 2026, the Maryland Legislature passed HB 429/SB 599 “On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program,” establishing an annual grant program for on–farm organics recycling...
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In 2022, Washington State passed House Bill 1799, which updated several provisions related to organic materials disposal and management. The bill also addresses compost purchasing,...
Who should pay for upgrades to the high voltage transmission network?