Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erwin, Tenn. (WJHL) — Applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, opened on November 3. It’s about ...

LEAP is a Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. It’s a federally funded program that helps eligible households pay a portion of their winter heating bills. Once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last May, the Trump administration proposed eliminating a key federal program that lowers energy bills for low-income households.

As fall turns to winter and temperatures begin to drop, millions of people across the U.S. will struggle to pay their rising energy bills. The government shutdown is making matters even worse: Several ...

Story by Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania As fall turns to ...