Maine’s two U.S. senators, Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Independent Sen. Angus King, Jr., have urged President Donald Trump to unleash home heating oil reserves in a bid to help alleviate elevated prices.
“We write to request that you release home heating oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to protect Mainers from the very high prices that are imposing a difficult financial burden,” the lawmakers pressed the president in a Tuesday letter.
The statewide average heating oil price was $5.77 as of Sept. 14, according to the Maine Department of Energy Resources.
That figure is about 74% higher than back when the statewide heating…
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