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Making things worse is an economy that has left many more people without jobs, and left state treasuries bare.
Vermont budgeted $4 million to buttress federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds this winter, but that money has eroded along with the state economy, one official said.
'We were told nothing would be coming from state general fund dollars,' said Richard Moffi, from Vermont's Office of Home Heating Fuel Assistance.
In Congress, members from the Northeast pressed unsuccessfully this summer to add billions to the LIHEAP program, which helps poor families with one-time fuel costs or a heating emergency, like a broken furnace. Last year, the federal government set aside $2.6 billion; this year President Bush has proposed just $2 billion, and it is unclear when Congress will act, or how much it will approve.
Connecticut legislators recently approved $44 million to help residents, schools and others with heating costs and weatherization while Vermont is trying to cull more firewood from state forests to heat homes.
Maine, which received $38 million last year from the federal government, would need $70 million just to deliver the same benefit in light of rising fuel prices, said Jo-Ann Choate, the manager of energy and housing services for the Maine State Housing Authority

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Northwest Airlines Corp. said Monday its cargo unit will cut fuel surcharges in certain markets because of a recent decline in the price of jet fuel.
Surcharges on domestic shipments will be reduced to 46 cents per pound from 50 cents.
Fuel fees for shipments from the U.S. to Europe, Africa and the Middle East will be cut to $1.10 per kilogram (2.2 pounds) from $1.20. The new price will also include shipments from the U.S

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