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Weatherization Assistance and LIHEAP programs are administered by Community Action agencies.

As climate change makes Indianapolis hotter, extreme heat will affect low income populations and communities of color more than others.

The ban on utilities being disconnected because of past-due balances, set up for the pandemic, has been removed and THOUSANDS of Minnesotans got behind.

Investment in rural America will fuel the new climate economy

Date Time Share Top 10 Programs in Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act That You May Not Have Heard About The White House Weatherization: Two-thirds of low-income U.S. households have high energy burdens, meaning they spend more than 6 percent of their income on utility bills. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will invest a historic $3.5 billion in the Weatherization Assistance Program, reducing energy costs for more than 700,000 low-income households by increasing the energy eff...

Many rural counties in the United States face the dual challenges of lagging economic growth and increasingly severe effects of climate change. While urban areas are not uniformly prosperous and rural areas are not uniformly poor, rural communities on average lag behind their urban counterparts on most key economic indicators — from poverty rates to labor force participation. Rural areas represent 86% of persistent poverty counties in the U.S., while over 50% of rural Black residents live in ...

Utilities getting shut off? This may help The Minnesota Department of Commerce has received $167 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, and is encouraging thousands of Minnesota households to apply, especially those with past-due energy bills who are at risk of utility disconnections. Written By: News Staff | 9:19 pm, Jul. 12, 2021 The Minnesota Department of Commerce has received an additional $167 million in federal funding through the American Re...

$167M in new funding available for Minnesotans who need help paying utility bills Photo: AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File. In this June 15, 2018, file photo, 20-dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Kyle Brown Created: July 06, 2021 04:22 PM Minnesotans who need help with their energy bills are being encouraged to sign up for a program offered through the Minnesota Department of Commerce. After a $167 million infusion from the federal governmen...

Gov. Jared Polis said he’s comfortable with changes legislators made to an idea to give air regulators more authority in reducing carbon emissions for certain industries.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has published the Energy Policy and Conservation Quadrennial Report 2020, along with the digital Minnesota Energy Data Dashboard, to provide an assessment of the State