A coalition of groups sued the Donald Trump administration Monday for terminating $7 billion in grants this summer for free rooftop solar programs aimed at lower-income residents in Georgia and other states.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island against the Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, argues funding for the so-called “Solar For All” initiative was unlawfully terminated without Congressional approval.

Solar For All was a product of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s signature climate and health law. The law created a $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, including $7 billion set aside for Solar For All programs aimed at underserved communities.

Among the grants the administration has tried to claw back is

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