A network of community composters building the movement by connecting early adopters, spreading lessons learned, and inspiring new operations. The Community Composter Coalition is a network of ...

This episode is the first in our new season of Building Local Power, The New Class, where we are talking to interesting changemakers among the state and local politicians newly elected in November ...

In Maryland, the grants could total more than $14 million per year to support local governments, small businesses, non-profits, farmers, schools, and more in their efforts to advance wasted food ...

Composting can take place at many levels – backyard, block, neighborhood, schoolyard, community, and regional – and in urban, suburban, and rural areas. There are many methods and sizes. Large-scale ...

“In the 1970s and ’80s, politicians from both political parties began to abandon small business.” ...

Towns and cities have broad authority to reject dollar store development if they believe it is not in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of residents, according to a court ruling in ...

The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) established a $42.5 billion federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Internet access grant program. The ...

Welcome to ILSR's complete library of resources and publications. Use the filtering tools below to find just the content you're seeking. Maryland Bill to Fund Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion ...

The inspiration for this season of Building Local Power is ILSR’s Power Play report, written by ILSR senior editor and researcher Susan Holmberg. Sue joins us today for a wide-ranging and candid ...

If you’re involved in an existing composting initiative or interested in supporting composting in your community – whether you are a composter, hauler, regulator, policymaker, local business, urban or ...

Now that the lengthy legal fight has been settled (for now), New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA) is set to take effect. It marks a potentially pivotal moment in a national effort to address one ...