Utility bills across the United States have surged recently, putting a strain on Americans’ finances. But what’s driving the increase in costs for everyday utilities like your gas, water and light ...

Hoosiers are paying more for electricity than ever. (Getty Images) It feels like every day there is a new request to raise electric rates or a new report on how much utility costs are growing. It’s ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. If you noticed your utility bill has gone up this summer, you're ...

Ken Thomas woke up this past Wednesday to find the power had gone out at his house in Boca Raton. A text message from his utility said a piece of equipment had failed at 2 a.m. By the time a repair ...

A July 11 post in a Hoboken, New Jersey, parenting group on Facebook pointed to a frustrating trend: "Our utility bill is more than double what it was last month. ... Anything we can do about it?" The ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s utility regulators can continue to hold closed-door meetings to determine price hikes, in an apparent departure from common practices in neighboring states, a circuit ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. A July 11 post in a Hoboken, New Jersey, parenting group on ...