WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 12, 2025) — Judge Furman granted the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s motion to unseal previously redacted details in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) complaint ...

There arguably has never been a better time to consider how to grow food and compost at home — it’s an opportunity to support healthy local soils and protect local food production and distribution.

Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it ...

Analysis reveals Amazon’s contracts undermine procurement safeguards while independent suppliers offer better prices, service, and transparency. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 04, 2025) – A sweeping new ...

You know why your local and state governments shouldn’t be buying from Amazon. Here’s what you can do about it. We would love to hear your experiences with Amazon’s role in public purchasing in your ...

Learn about pending Minnesota legislation to enable distributed power plants and their potential impact on energy affordability. For this bonus episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John ...

ILSR has long recognized that stripping communities of their capacity and concentrating power in distant boardrooms would inevitably destabilize democracy. Along the way, that consolidation has also ...

How can state legislatures pave the way for cities to advance clean energy and equitably address climate change? For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell is joined by ...

Fifteen years ago, Western Massachusetts residents in the small hill towns that dotted the most rural parts of the state were faced with an increasingly stark choice. To stay where they and their ...

Across coastal New England and NYC, 37 organizations received grants of $10,000 each to support new or existing composting projects. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is proud to announce ...