Trump cuts $62.5 million in promised federal funding to Vermont solar projects
The federal cut halts a $62.5 million program aimed at lowering electricity costs for low-income Vermonters through solar energy, affecting 60 grant recipients nationwide.
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Trump administration cancels Vermont solar grants for low-income communities
Vermont will lose $62.5 million in federal funding for solar projects aimed at cutting electricity costs for low-income residents after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ended the Solar for All program.Austyn Gaffney reports for VTDigger.In short:The funding cut affects a $7 billion national initiative launched under the Inflation Reduction Act to bring solar power to disadvantaged communities in 49 states and six Native American tribes.V…
Trump cuts $62.5 million in promised federal funding to Vermont solar projects
In a video statement, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin called the program set to benefit more than 900,000 low-income households and disadvantaged communities across the U.S. a “grift.”
·Montpelier, United States
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