MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont and New York are among 20 states suing the Trump administration over cutting congressionally-approved funding to make solar energy more affordable for low-income households.

The Solar for All program was spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders and enacted into law by Congress in 2022. The $7 billion program included upwards of $62 million in grant funding for low-income households and communities to build out solar infrastructure.

But the program was canceled in August, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin calling it a “boondoggle.” More than 90% of the funds already in the state’s account were liquidated.

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark says that’s unconstitutional. “I have to tell you — I’ve read a lot of lawsuits in my day, and this one is extremel

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