Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the EPA illegally terminated the $7 billion Solar for All program. The initiative was designed to provide solar power to over 900,000 low-income Americans. The agency rescinded the funds in August 2025 following the passage of a new tax and spending law.
The Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Friday. The Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the Solar for All funds in August 2025 after President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law passed...
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