Attorney General Kwame Raoul Challenges Trump Administration's Unlawful Attacks On Affordable Clean Energy

AGs sue Trump EPA over solar energy program

BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined about two dozen other Democrats in suing the Trump administration over its decision to pull the plug on a $7 billion solar energy program for low-income households.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul Challenges Trump Administration's Unlawful Attacks On Affordable Clean Energy

CHICAGO – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for illegally ending a $7 billion program to bring solar energy to more than 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country. Congress created the Solar for All program in 2022 to offer grants for solar projects in low-income and disadvantaged a…

Over 20 states sue federal government over cancellation of crucial $7 billion program: 'Making America more expensive'

The Solar for All program, launched on Earth Day in 2024, was set to bring cleaner, more affordable energy to nearly a million low-income and disadvantaged households. But its promise was cut short when the $7 billion grant initiative was canceled following the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill. Now, close to two dozen states are suing the Trump administration, according to Reuters. As of October 16, Democratic attorneys general from more than 2…

States sue to stop Trump cancellation of $7 billion solar grant program

Massachusetts is among nearly two dozen states suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.