EPA faces multi-state lawsuit over canceled grants for solar power

The Trump administration was sued by some two dozen states that are seeking to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from cancelling a $7 billion solar energy program.The big picture: The states argue in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Thursday that the EPA “illegally terminated” the program that’s “designed to bring low-cost distributed solar energy to over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities.” Screenshot:  Washington Attorney General Nick Brown (D)/BlueskyA spokesperson for the EPA declined to comment in a Thursday night email that noted it does not comment on pending litigation.State of play: Congress appropriated funds for the Solar for All program during President Biden’s administration in 2022 through the Inflation Reduction Act.EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in an August YouTube video called the program a “boondoggle” and a “grift” as he announced its cancellation…  » …