A milder winter is one reason why. But it’s still a significant expense, and applications for assistance are up.

Here’s why a 1920 law established to protect the U.S. shipbuilding and merchant marine industry is making it more difficult to get fuel shipped to New England.

A lot of people may be facing energy insecurity, or the “heat or eat dilemma” that already affects 1 in 3 households, one expert says.