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Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee, ruled against the EPA’s decision to end the Solar for All program, which aimed to help low-income communities install solar panels. In August 2025, the EPA announced it would cancel $7 billion from the program, arguing that Congress had repealed its authorization and funding through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. However, McElroy determined that existing grant awards must remain in place despite changes to future funding availability. The lawsuit was brought by labor organizations, nonprofits, and legal centers concerned about the EPA’s actions against clean energy initiatives funded under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In August 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Trump terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program, aimed at making solar power accessible to over 900,000 lower-income Americans. The decision was made following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which Congress believed would repeal the program's authorization and funding. However, on Friday, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the EPA acted illegally by terminating the grants already awarded under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, established during the Biden administration as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee, determined that Congress intended for the EPA to continue administering the Solar for All grants and vacated the termination. The ruling was supported by a coalition including labor unions, environmental groups like the Conservation Law Foundation, and nonprofits such as Rhode Island Center for Justice and Solar United Neighbors, who argued that thousands of union jobs would be created if the program resumed.
While the judge's decision does not immediately guarantee the release of funds, it could lead to significant changes in how clean energy initiatives are funded and implemented across the U.S., impacting both environmental goals and job creation in disadvantaged communities.
Written for “Solar Program Revival Judgment” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
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A federal court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally terminated a Biden administration program aimed at helping low-income communities install solar panels.
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communities → rule → panels
Rhode Island District Court Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee, on Friday vacated the EPA’s move to end the Solar for All program.
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McElroy → vacate → program
The EPA in August 2025 said it would cancel $7 billion from the program.
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it → say → program
The agency argued that Congress repealed the program’s authorization and funding as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Congress → argue → Act
But McElroy wrote that “while grant funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was to no longer be available following the OBBBA, already existing grant awards were to remain in place, subject to the residual statutory authority under which they were originally obligated.”
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they → write → which
“The OBBBA did not convert SFA funding into a lump-sum amount subject to EPA’s discretion,” she continued.
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she → convert → discretion
“Instead, Congress’s clear intent was that EPA continue to administer the already obligated SFA grants.
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EPA → continue → grants
Defendants acted contrary to this intent, and with no other statutory authority, when they terminated the SFA program.”
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is a Biden administration program that was established as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
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that → act → Act
The fund included three programs, including Solar for All, which awarded funding to 60 states and nonprofit groups to help install solar energy and storage across the nation.
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which → include → nation
The lawsuit was filed by the Rhode Island AFL-CIO labor organization and the public interest law center Rhode Island Center for Justice, as well as the nonprofit organization Solar United Neighbors and other groups.
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lawsuit → file → Justice
In a statement, the EPA said it is reviewing the decision and considering options for appeal.
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it → say → appeal
The EPA’s attempt to repeal the Solar for All program was part of a broader effort to dismantle the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
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attempt → repeal → Fund
Last year, the agency attempted to cancel $20 billion from the fund’s two other clean energy initiatives, the National Clean Investment Fund and the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator.
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agency → attempt → initiatives
The EPA froze the grants and attempted to terminate them, arguing that the Biden administration improperly distributed them by routing them through Citibank.
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administration → freeze → Citibank
The agency was quickly met with litigation from three climate grantees: Climate United, Coalition for Green Capital, and Power Forward Communities.
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agency → meet → Capital
Last month, a federal appeals court ruled that the EPA cannot suspend $20 billion in grants.
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EPA → rule → grants
Six of the 10 panel judges agreed that the EPA likely violated the law when it sought to terminate the grants and claw back funds that were already distributed “based solely on a policy disagreement.”
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that → agree → disagreement
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