US EditionGroups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
The EPA canceled the Solar For All grant program citing legal limits, risking job losses and $350 million in annual savings for over 900,000 low-income households, officials say.
- Oregon's Department of Energy is suing the EPA regarding the cancellation of its Solar For All grant, aimed at helping low-income families and rural residents afford solar energy.
- Oregon officials claim that canceling the grant could result in over $83 million in lost energy savings and fewer renewable energy jobs.
- Oregon Department of Energy Director Janine Benner stated that they are requesting that the EPA rescind the termination of the grant and restore obligated funds.
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Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion for solar energy | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> A coalition of solar energy companies, labor unions, nonprofit groups and homeowners sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its termination of $7 billion in grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes.
Solar Groups Sue Trump Administration over Cancellation of $7B in Grants
The complaint, filed in federal court in Rhode Island, alleges that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, broke the law when grants awarded in 2024 to 60 nonprofit groups, tribes and states were rescinded.
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Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
Several groups and nonprofit organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.
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