WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2025) – Christopher Mitchell, director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative at the ...

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

Composting helps enliven spaces – gardens, community hubs, and schoolyards; spaces where people of all ages come together. These sites are not just about growing plants, they are about growing ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Since 1974, ILSR has advanced a vision to build local power and fight corporate control. Accountability and trust are at the core of our work, guiding our relationships with supporters, partners, and ...

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 ...