This regulation established that on-farm composting facilities are permitted by right as an accessory agricultural use. The bill text was amended from its initial introduction in October 2022 to avoid ...

“Workplace conditions at Amazon warehouses are unlikely to change until the company’s logistic business is exposed to real competition from unionized workplaces,” says Ron Knox “The committee’s ...

On December 7, the first hands-on food waste composting workshop of the new Montgomery County Master Composter Training Program was held at the Agricultural History Farm Park’s Composting Education ...

For decades, rooftop solar has allowed homeowners to generate their own renewable electricity — reducing their dependence on monopoly utilities and lowering their energy bills. Investing in solar, ...

"Consumers will feel the benefits through greater choice, lower prices, and vibrant neighborhood business districts," says ...

David Morris reflects on 50 years of fostering local self-reliance and ILSR. Those of us who were lucky to have worked with ILSR’s co-founder David Morris over many decades invite you to join us in ...

For decades — from the 1930s until the 1980s — the U.S. grocery industry was remarkably competitive, with independent grocers thriving alongside large chains like Kroger and Safeway. Independent ...

ILSR’s new fact sheet shows how state lawmakers can boost the community benefits of clean energy technologies, like solar and wind, by supporting locally owned projects. Local ownership means that ...

“Blocking this merger is a crucial step in restoring healthy competition to food retailing,” says ILSR’s Ron Knox. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 10, 2024) – Ron Knox, senior researcher and writer at the ...

While many have long believed that food deserts arise in areas that just can’t attract a grocery store, Stacy Mitchell argues in The Atlantic that the modern food desert is actually a result of the ...

“The Kroger-Albertsons ruling might be the last hurrah of Lina Khan’s FTC tenure, but it probably will not be the last victory for the movement Khan represents,” writes Stacy Mitchell in The Atlantic.

AI technology and large language models are growing in popularity. Also growing is the technology’s detrimental effect on the environment. Each query into ChatGPT, to use one example, requires ...