Iowa Farmers Union, solar group sues USDA over changes to renewable energy funding program

The Iowa Farmers Union and other groups are suing the USDA over changes to the Rural Energy for America Program, which they claim negatively impact solar projects.
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on behalf of several farmers, farm groups and solar agencies for changes to a renewable energy program that impacts solar projects. The lawsuit alleges that USDA changes made to the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, during the Trump administration have made […]
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