US EditionState attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding
More than 20 states allege the EPA unlawfully ended a $7 billion solar program meant to aid 900,000 low-income households and create hundreds of green jobs, lawsuit claims.
- More than 20 states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency after it canceled a $7 billion program aimed at providing solar power to low-income households.
- The program, called Solar For All, was established under the Inflation Reduction Act to support nearly a million U.S. households.
- Washington Attorney General Nick Brown stated that the EPA ignored Congress's approval and jeopardized $156 million earmarked for solar projects in Washington state.
- The lawsuit claims the EPA's decision violated the Administrative Procedures Act and overstepped constitutional authority.
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Legal battle erupts over canceled $7 billion low-income solar program
Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Trump administration's decision to terminate a $7 billion Solar for All program. The solar program is a Biden administration initiative intended to help low-income families access renewable energy, something President Donald Trump has categorized as expensive and unreliable. Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Solar for All program was e…
24 US states sue Trump administration for termination of solar energy grant worth $7B
24 states on Thursday commenced a lawsuit against the Trump administration for cancelling a $7 billion solar grant which would have brought solar energy to more than 900,000 low-income families across the country. The complaint alleges that the termination of the grant program, Solar for All, contravened the contracts between the EPA and the plaintiffs, stating : The EPA’s unilateral terminations breached the express terms of Plaintiffs’ Grant …
Hawaii among states suing to stop Trump cancellation of $7B solar program | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Nearly two dozen states, including Hawaii, are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.
North Carolina and 22 States Sue EPA for Canceled Solar Energy Grants Worth $7B
North Carolina and 22 States Sue EPA for Canceled Solar Energy Grants Worth $7B (Maria) The author writes, “North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, along with lawmakers of 22 other states, filed lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The lawsuits seek to restore more than $7B in ‘Solar for All’ grants that were canceled this year. The ‘Solar for All’ program sought to install rooftop solar panels for low and medium-inco…
AG Jackson joins EPA lawsuit over cancellation of solar program
On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for canceling the $7 billion Solar for All program. Created in 2022 by the Inflation Reduction Act, the program was designed to provide funding to 60 grant recipients, with the goal of helping an estimated 900,000 low-income households across the country utilize solar power to reduce their energy costs…
Washington co-leads suit against EPA for stalling low-income solar energy program
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Washington's Attorney General is co-leading a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Oregon is now joining the case. Filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the suit argues the EPA illegally shut down a $7 billion program known as Solar for All. The program had been designed to cut energy bills for low-income families by bringing solar power to more than 900,0…
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