WASHINGTON >> A coalition of solar energy companies, labor unions, nonprofit groups and homeowners sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its termination of $7 billion in grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rhode Island, accused the agency of illegally revoking the money under the Solar for All program without congressional approval. It expanded an ever-widening legal battle over President Donald Trump’s efforts to claw back billions of dollars in climate funding that had been approved by the Biden administration.

The lead plaintiff is the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, a group of labor unions that had trained electricians and other workers to install solar panels in the state. While the

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