Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

Multiple groups sue EPA over cancellation of low-income solar energy grant program

A coalition of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and solar companies filed suit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging the agency’s termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program. The suit claimed that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin exceeded statutory authority when he withdrew program funding in August. Plaintiffs argued that Congress only permitted the EPA to repurpose uncommitted funds, not to revoke awa…

Groups sue EPA over cuts in solar funding

BOSTON — A coalition of environmental groups and unions are suing the Trump administration over its plans to pull the plug on a $7 billion solar energy program focused on low-income consumers in Massachusetts and other states.

Citing jobs and lower bills, lawsuit seeks to revive $7 billion solar program

Massachusetts was going to receive $156 million to help install solar with low-income households through the Solar for All project before the Environmental Protection Agency canceled the program in August.

Lawsuit Filed Against EPA for Ending $7 Billion Solar Program

A group of business owners and nonprofit groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over ending a $7 billion residential solar program, according to an Oct. 6 lawsuit filed at the Rhode Island District Court. The Solar for All program was set up by the Biden administration as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In April 2024, the program awarded grants to 60 recipients, including tribes, states, and nonprofits, to expand solar …

EPA sued for terminating $7B Solar for All program

“Instead of distributing the Solar for All funds as Congress directed, Defendants hastily and unlawfully terminated” the program, the plaintiffs allege.

Green group sues EPA over cuts in solar funding

BOSTON — A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Trump administration over its plans to pull the plug on a $7 billion solar energy program focused on low-income consumers in Massachusetts and other states.