6-3 decision preserves affordable access to highspeed internet and phone for homes, schools, libraries, and other public facilities in underserved areas WASHINGTON – People in rural and low-income communities notched a win today with a U.S. Supreme Court decision preserving funding that ensures affordable and reliable phone and internet service is available in rural and…
NCLC Advocates Provide Testimony to House and Senate Committees to Preserve Protections for Safe, Liveable Homes
Read More about Families Could Lose Funds for Heating, Cooling, and Weatherization
Airing on WBUR on May 28, 2025, Miriam Wasser talks to NCLC Senior Attorney Jenifer Bosco about how LIHEAP, the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, popular program that helps low-income families pay for heating and cooling, is on the chopping block. Critics of LIHEAP also argue the program isn’t necessary because most states already…
Read More about WBUR: Trump targets heating assistance program that helps millions in Northeast
Groups Urge Adequate Staffing to Avoid Costly Program Delays WASHINGTON – The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients (NCLC), joined by ACEEE, the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) urged U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to ensure that the…
Read More about Advocates Express Strong Concern over Staffing for Vital Home Weatherization Program
Appearing in Boston Public Radio (WGBH 89.7) on April 28, 2025, Jenifer B. McKim and Jade Lozada interview NCLC senior attorney Jenifer Bosco for coverage of how a growing number of Massachusetts residents have faced legal battles with a California-based company named Sunrun Inc. “For many customers, it works out fine. But there’s also been…
Maryland, Virginia, and DC lawmakers highlight devastating impact of eliminating the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
