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Home heating oil, used in furnaces across the Northeast, is expensive, leading some people to keep homes at unhealthy temperatures. AP Photo/Charles Krupa

Trump was already cutting low‑income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania

Nearly a quarter of US households struggle to pay their energy bills at the same time as America’s social safety nets, including home heat aid, are disappearing.
Cities like Houston get high humidity in addition to the heat, making summer almost unbearable without cooling. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Trump moves to gut low‑income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

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