Canary Media: In U-turn, Trump approves low-income energy-assistance funds

Last May, the Trump administration proposed eliminating a key federal program that lowers energy bills for low-income households. Now, amid a mounting energy-affordability crisis, that program has officially survived — and even gotten a funding boost. On Feb 3, President Donald Trump signed a spending bill with more than $4 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Since 1981, the federal initiative has helped millions of Americans pay their utility bills, undertake energy-related home repairs, and make weatherization upgrades that save them money. Read ON.