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Bennie Tillman Jr. lives in a two-bedroom, one-bath house that his father built in Athens, Georgia, back in 1948. By 2022, “it was worn-out,” Tillman told me — drafty on cold winter nights and ...

The soaring cost of energy bills can be a real drain on household finances. Keeping a home comfortable in the summer or winter can lead to high costs, especially if it’s not properly weatherized.

For contractors who want to help low-income households lower their utilities and raise comfort, while also turning a profit, getting into weatherization could be a great choice. The federal government ...

As the Democratic caucus continues to debate high-profile initiatives in the reconciliation bill, there is additional funding for one often-overlooked program that they cannot afford to leave on the ...

On the night of November 19, residents from South Holland, Dixmoor, Dolton, and other nearby south-suburban communities gathered outside Thornwood High School. In a line extending onto the sidewalk, ...

Joseph Davis raised five children in the two-story row home he and his wife bought in the mid-1960s in North Philadelphia, near the automotive parts factory where he worked. Now, Davis struggles to ...

Among dozens of federal programs proposed for elimination in the Trump administration’s newly revealed budget proposal is the federal Weatherization Assistance Program, or WAP, a grant program housed ...

As dangerously cold temperatures loom in the forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth, power grid reliability is on the minds of many Texans. After the state experienced extensive power outages and freezing ...