
"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in an August YouTube video called the program a "boondoggle" and a "grift" as he announced its cancellation. The states named Zeldin and the EPA as defendants in Thursday's lawsuit that's led by the attorneys general of Washington, Minnesota and Arizona. Another suit that the states filed in the Court of Federal Claims in D.C. on Wednesday seeks monetary damages for the program's termination."
"What they're saying: "Arizona families are already facing sky-high electricity bills, and I will not let the EPA wriggle out of its commitment to fund solar energy projects that would lower costs for more than 11,000 Arizona households," Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement that noted "this energy infrastructure funding has already been appropriated to our state and is owed to Arizonans.""
"For the record: Joining Thursday's suit are Kentucky's governor and the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Hawai'i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority chair and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation are also plaintiffs."
Congress appropriated funds for the Solar for All program in 2022 through the Inflation Reduction Act. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced cancellation in an August YouTube video, calling the program a "boondoggle" and a "grift." Multiple states led by Washington, Minnesota and Arizona named Zeldin and the EPA as defendants in a lawsuit seeking reinstatement, while a separate suit in the Court of Federal Claims seeks monetary damages. Houston's Harris County filed its own suit over about $250 million canceled for Texas solar initiatives. Numerous states and economic development entities joined the suit, and the EPA declined to comment due to pending litigation.
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