A coalition of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and solar companies filed suit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging the agency’s termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program.

The suit claimed that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin exceeded statutory authority when he withdrew program funding in August. Plaintiffs argued that Congress only permitted the EPA to repurpose uncommitted funds, not to revoke awards that had already been announced. Moreover, claimants asserted that program termination violated the Inflation Reduction and Administrative Procedure acts and sought declaratory and injunctive relief to restore the program.

Plaintiffs—Rhode Island AFL-CIO, Rhode Island Center for Justice, Solar United Neighbors, Sunpath Solar, 2KB Energ

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