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Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $6.3 million to help low-income Alabama residents reduce home energy costs through the ...

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.

Energy expenses affect millions of American households in serious ways, so the Weatherization Assistance Program is the much-needed federal program that can reduce this burden by making serious ...

Obama administration officials say the home weatherization program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is making gains. Vice-President Joe Biden went to Manchester, N.H., on Aug. 26 ...

More than 6.8 million homes have been weatherized using federal, state, utility, and other funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The weatherization program has supported over 14,000 ...

BANGOR, Maine (PENQUIS) - As summer comes to an end many people are preparing their homes for winter. Many Maine homes are older and may suffer from heat loss or other loss of energy. Did you know ...

WEST MICHIGAN -- Help is on the way for hundreds of lower income residents in Muskegon and Oceana counties who struggle to cover the cost of heating drafty homes. The U.S. Department of Energy has ...

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, toured a home in Fremont that received federal weatherization funding on Wednesday, promoting National Weatherization Day and the importance of energy ...

Home energy retrofits, or weatherization improvements, improved IAQ by remediating existing hazards such as lead or radon, reducing air exchange with outdoor air and lowering outdoor pollutant levels ...