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Judge Orders EPA to Restore Solar for…Judge Orders EPA to Restore Solar for All
Coverage from Rhode Island Current, AP News, and others

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy vacated the EPA’s 2025 termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program, finding that the agency acted unlawfully by ending grants that Congress intended it to administer. The Biden-era program was designed to expand solar access for more than 900,000 lower-income Americans. The ruling adds to ongoing litigation over the broader $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, including its separately canceled $20 billion component.
First Article: 09/18/26
Latest Article: 09/23/26
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09-21-2026
Rhode Island Current / Nancy Lavin
After the EPA canceled Solar for All in August 2025, U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy ruled in Rhode Island that the cancellation exceeded the agency's authority.
09-21-2026
Rhode Island Current / Nancy Lavin
More than a year after the EPA canceled Solar for All, U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy set aside the termination in Rhode Island, leaving the program's next steps unspecified.
09-19-2026
KCRA / Jennifer McDermott
A Rhode Island federal judge ruled Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally terminated Solar for All grants intended to expand solar access for lower-income Americans nationwide.
09-18-2026
AP News / Jennifer McDermott
District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally terminated the $7 billion Solar for All program intended to expand solar access for lower-income Americans.
09-18-2026
Boston Herald
A Rhode Island federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully ended the EPA Solar for All program, requiring continued administration of obligated grants nationwide.
09-18-2026
Courant / Jennifer McDermott
A Rhode Island federal judge ruled Friday that the EPA unlawfully ended Solar for All grants intended to expand lower-income solar access across the United States.
09-18-2026
Mercury News / Jennifer McDermott
A Rhode Island federal judge ruled Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally terminated Solar for All, a $7 billion program intended to expand solar access for lower-income Americans nationwide.
09-18-2026
OPB / JENNIFER McDERMOTT
A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully terminated Solar for All in August 2025 and ordered the termination vacated.
09-18-2026
Bloomberg / Zahra Hirji
A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on September 18, 2026, that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated the nationwide Solar for All grant program.
09-18-2026
San Bernardino Sun
District Judge Mary McElroy ruled in Rhode Island that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally terminated Solar for All grants intended to expand low-income solar access across the United States.
