ILSR’s annual scorecard surveys a suite of 18 state-level policies that help or hinder local clean energy action.

For a National Association of Regional Councils webinar, ILSR's Kennedy Smith shares her research and perspective about good ...

At the “Municipal Broadband and Innovative Financing Models: Unlocking Economic Growth” webinar livestreamed on Feb. 20, attendees got an inside look at how successful community broadband networks ...

A study found California's rooftop solar saved non-solar customers over $1 billion in 2024, rebutting the utility industry's ...

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

Join the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), along with leading advocates, experts, and practitioners for a virtual event on how to maximize the benefits of clean energy for communities through ...

In March, the Montgomery County Extension Composter course – a hybrid training focused on best practices for food scrap composting at home and in the community – will be piloted in partnership with ...