Access to air conditioning is critical preventive care. But federal policy treats it as optional, write Charles E. Leonard ...

The opening of an annual program that helps more than 300,000 Pennsylvania households pay for home heating during winter will be delayed for a month due to the ongoing government shutdown. The state ...

The program is especially important for residents struggling with rising electricity and natural gas costs, according to officials.

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The federal government shutdown means hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania families struggling to pay their utility bills will need to wait longer for help this year. The state is pushing back the ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again proposing to eliminate a federal program that helps low-income households pay their heating and cooling bills, according to his latest budget plan. The ...

President Trump is once again proposing to eliminate a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. The president’s budget, released Friday, states that the Low Income Home Energy ...

The opening of the annual Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program will be delayed in Pennsylvania until December due to the federal government shutdown, according to state officials. Pittsburgh's ...