Trump’s EPA sued for axing $7 billion solar energy program
The Environmental Protection Agency was sued Wednesday over an allegedly politically motivated decision to end a program that Congress intended to help low-income and disadvantaged communities across the US save money on electricity bills through rooftop and community solar programs.
In their complaint, a group of plaintiffs who would have benefited from the EPA's "Solar for All" program-including a labor union, several businesses, and a homeowner who cannot afford her electricity bills without it-accused the EPA of violating federal law and the Constitution by unlawfully terminating the program.
Solar for All was "expected to save an estimated $350 million annually on energy bills during and after the five-year program, providing energy bill relief for more than 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households," plaintiffs noted. Additionally, it was "expected to secure 4,000 megawatts of new solar energy over five years and generate 200,000 new jobs."