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

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 ...

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 ...

“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.

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 ...

“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 ...

More than 7.5 gigawatts of new power capacity went online in the third quarter of 2024 and most (90%) of this capacity was renewable. Seventy-four percent of new capacity was from solar generation, ...

Join the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) and the State Innovation Exchange (SiX), along with leading policymakers, experts, and advocates for a virtual event on how states can strengthen ...

In recent years, clean energy and climate advocates have sharpened their focus beyond carbon emissions or kilowatt-hours to equity. Though exact definitions differ, equity means including those ...