Tennessee’s Solid Waste Management Act of 1991 established a $0.90 surcharge on each ton of waste disposed at Class I landfills and incinerators (§68-211-835). The revenue is deposited into the ...

"If we’re serious about making clean, local electricity available to everyone, everywhere, we can’t leave the utility company abuser in charge,” says John Farrell, the report's author ...

Last week, a hearing kicked off in federal court in Oregon that will likely have a huge impact on both grocery prices and the food industry. The judge overseeing the Federal Trade Commission’s ...

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, ...

The report “exposes yet another way in which dollar stores’ exploitative business practices take advantage of consumers,” says Stacy Mitchell. WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 27, 2024) — The Institute for ...

Independent pharmacies are the unsung heroes of healthcare, providing critical services that chain pharmacies simply can’t match. On this summer special, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell illustrates how ...

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s (ILSR) Composting for Community team has more than a decade of history actively working with state and local officials, legislators, and advocacy groups in ...

Arizona’s disposal fee of $0.25/ton was established through the Arizona Solid Waste Recycling Act of 1990 (See Laws 1990 Chapter 378) and adopted in 1991. The fee only applies to disposal of solid ...

In 2018, Toledo, Ohio, updated its municipal planning and zoning code (Subsection 1104.2400) to clarify definitions of agriculture and urban gardens and apply additional land use regulations for ...

Changing the world often starts with changing the nature of the conversation. ILSR continues to successfully change the narrative from bigger is better to distributed, local power in the hands of the ...

In our new season of Building Local Power, The City Series, we take a tour of cities and towns across the U.S. and talk to guests who are working to make their communities more locally self-reliant.