The entire LIHEAP office was slashed in the HHS firings earlier this week. LIHEAP provides heating and cooling assistance to low-income families—and experts worry that its disappearance will put families at risk in the upcoming heat season.
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BORUNDA: Yeah, that's another big question. Sanya Carley is an energy justice expert at the University of Pennsylvania, and she said, this is a moment when states really need to step up.
SANYA CARLEY: So I think this is a really important time for states to reevaluate the protections that they have in place, and by protections, I mean when a state tells the utility companies you cannot disconnect somebody.
BORUNDA: And look, a lot of experts say LIHEAP needed some reform. But they also say what happened this week isn't reform, and gutting the program is going to put people in real danger.
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