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3 weeks ago | fueloilnews.com | Stephen Bennett

“We are calling on Congress to fully fund LIHEAP at $5.1 billion for FY2026,” the National Energy & Fuels Institute said in its June 3 newsletter to members. “This funding level is essential to meet rising energy costs, support low-income families, and ensure energy security during extreme weather events.”Full funding of  LIHEAP is “smart policy,” the trade group said.

4 weeks ago | fueloilnews.com | Stephen Bennett

More than fifty business and technical education programs were held during the Eastern Energy Expo, May 18-21 in Atlantic City, N.J., in addition to the two-day trade show. Prominent on the show floor this year were the OESP Student Skills Competition and a Boiler Build led by social media influencers streaming live from the show floor. The 2026 Eastern Energy Expo will be held May 17-20, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT.

1 month ago | fueloilnews.com | Stephen Bennett

Richard Slifka, chairman of the board of Global Partners, who with his late brother, Alfred, helped shape Global over more than six decades, died on May 25. He was 85. “Richard helped lay the foundation for what Global is today, working alongside my father with quiet strength and enduring values,” said Eric Slifka, president and CEO of Global Partners LP. Eric Slifka is Alfred’s son and Richard’s nephew.

1 month ago | fueloilnews.com | Stephen Bennett

The Trump Administration is planning to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program, according to reports by CNN and other news outlets. The program is “a public-private partnership certifying energy efficient consumer appliances like air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, boilers, refrigerators and washing machines,” the National Energy & Fuels Institute noted in the May 13 issue of its newsletter, National Energy Online News (NEON).

1 month ago | fueloilnews.com | Stephen Bennett

The remaining 2025 LIHEAP funds – $401.5 million – have been released. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of $401,540,000 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program on May 1, and the money was released that day, said Mark Wolfe, executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA). “It’s already been distributed. The states have access to it,” Wolfe told Fuel Oil News.