California sues Trump administration over 'Solar for All' program cancellation
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California sues Trump administration over 'Solar for All' program cancellation
"In a pair of lawsuits filed Wednesday and Thursday, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, the California Public Utilities Commission, and representatives from nearly two dozen other states and Washington, D.C., accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of unlawfully terminating the Solar for All Program - a move they say "denies states of critical funds they were depending on to increase access to solar energy in low-income and disadvantaged communities nationwide." The program was awarded to 60 recipients including states, tribes, regions and nonprofits under the Biden administration, and would have delivered residential solar projects to more than 900,000 households nationwide."
""At a time when energy bills are at a record high and only continuing to skyrocket, the Trump Administration is needlessly hampering an industry that can produce safe, reliable, and inexpensive energy," Bonta said in a statement. "Solar for All was built to deliver relief for all Americans - by lowering energy bills for working families, reducing our carbon footprint, and creating high-quality union jobs that would bolster our economy.""
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Public Utilities Commission, and representatives from nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., filed two lawsuits challenging the EPA's termination of the $7-billion Solar for All Program. The program had been awarded to 60 recipients and aimed to deliver residential solar projects to more than 900,000 households, prioritizing low-income and disadvantaged communities. The first suit in the Court of Federal Claims alleges breach of contractual obligation and seeks money damages. The second suit alleges violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution and seeks a declaration that the termination is unlawful and relief to reverse it.
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