Energy

With the government shutdown, there's no money for LIHEAP, the federally-funded heating assistance program for low-income households.

For more than a decade, Massachusetts and several other New England states have been banking on a large expansion of offshore wind. Here's what's at stake if President Trump succeeds in halting the industry.

Vermont is joining a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration for taking back funding for the Solar For All Program, which would have helped low-income households and communities get access to renewable energy.

The states will consider bids for solar and wind energy that can still access expiring federal tax credits.

The Trump administration announced plans this week to terminate funding for hundreds of climate projects across the country, including two in Vermont.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The new cabinet-level department will be a permanent continuation of the work done by the Governor's Energy Office.

Likely topics of discussion include water contamination, the role of host communities, and the storage of spent nuclear fuel, which will continue at Pilgrim indefinitely.

The Trump administration asked a federal judge to allow it to revoke a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a project that could power about 1.4 million homes in the region.

Low river flows are making it hard to make electricity at the region's river dams.