Delayed heating assistance kicks off a winter of energy challenges

Published on December 5, 2025

The longest-ever government shutdown has ended, but its impacts on everyday Americans are still trickling out. After weeks of shutdown-induced delays, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in late November finally released $3.6 billion in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding. The program…

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I was 29 when I first met a corporate value. My boss at an internationally renowned consulting firm had invited me to join a strategy planning meeting with the heads of the company’s five divisions – all senior, seasoned, powerful men, dressed in exquisitely tailored blue suits, crisp white shirts and polished black brogues.In the midst of this meeting, where it was important that my boss demonstr