After advocates warned funding to help low-income families pay for their heating bills could be at risk in the wake of the government shut down, billions of dollars were released to states. The ...

As lawmakers in Washington take steps toward ending the government shutdown, University of Pennsylvania energy expert Sanya Carley talks about federal home heating help known as LIHEAP, which is not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 17—This winter's brutal temperatures have taken a toll on utility bills across the county. As temperatures dropped, heaters ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that applications are now being accepted for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) after the program’s opening was delayed for several weeks due to the ...

Heating assistance for many local families has run out with weeks of winter weather still ahead, leaving some households ...