10/13/2025 / By S.D. Wells
A fierce legal battle erupted this week as labor unions and green energy groups filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for terminating the Biden-era Solar for All program.
The $7 billion initiative, supposedly designed to expand access to affordable solar energy (but most likely just another Democrat embezzlement scheme), was abruptly canceled by the Trump administration’s EPA chief, Lee Zeldin, who has been rolling back numerous climate and equity-related programs. The plaintiffs allege the termination was unlawful and politically motivated, accusing the EPA of exceeding its authority and violating due process.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island, the lawsuit seeks to restore the Solar for All program, claiming the EPA’s decision inflicted serious financial and operational harm on green businesses, nonprofits, and unions. Plaintiffs argue they relied on promised grant funds, made hiring and investment decisions, and developed projects based on the program’s continuation. The case underscores escalating tensions between the Trump administration’s fiscal conservatism and the green energy sector’s dependence on government-backed incentives.
Zeldin, who has pledged to make the EPA a “responsible steward of taxpayer dollars,” has been dismantling large-scale Biden-era climate programs, including the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The Solar for All initiative represented the remaining $7 billion portion of that fund. According to Zeldin, the program was riddled with inefficiency and misuse: “Many grants went through multiple pass-through organizations, each taking their cut — at least 15% by conservative estimates. What a grift!” he remarked in August. Zeldin argued that the EPA lacked authority to continue administering the appropriations, calling the program a “boondoggle.”
The administration has also been auditing and freezing previously awarded climate funds, including $20 billion in grants tied to the GGRF. These funds, currently held in accounts at Citibank under an agreement with the Treasury Department, have been the subject of confusion and controversy. Several recipients reported this week that they were unable to access their funds, uncertain whether the EPA or Citibank had placed restrictions on their accounts. The situation escalated when a top federal prosecutor, Denise Cheung, resigned after refusing to enforce a Justice Department order to freeze the Citibank accounts, revealing internal conflicts over the legality of the administration’s efforts to reclaim the money.
Watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) released a report this week bolstering the administration’s claims of mismanagement. The report cited internal EPA reviewer concerns about “excessive executive pay,” suspicious financial disclosures, and minimal oversight in the original grant awards. It found that several major GGRF recipients were politically connected organizations, including the Coalition for Green Capital, linked to Democratic donors and insiders. PPT argued that the program’s budget — larger than any in EPA history — was handled with inadequate scrutiny. “Knowing what EPA leadership did following receipt of these assessments,” said PPT Director Michael Chamberlain, “one is left to wonder whether they viewed wasteful spending as an acceptable cost to prevent a potential Trump administration from controlling the funds.”
Meanwhile, the lawsuit paints a different picture — one of broken promises and disrupted livelihoods. Union leaders say the Solar for All program would have funded apprenticeship programs and created thousands of high-paying jobs. Community organizations claim the cancellations undermined efforts to provide low-income homeowners with access to clean, affordable energy. One plaintiff, a Rhode Island homeowner, alleged she lost her opportunity to install solar panels at no cost, resulting in higher energy bills.
At stake is not only $7 billion in climate funding but also the broader future of federal clean energy initiatives. Environmentalists warn that the Trump administration’s rollback could stall U.S. progress toward renewable energy goals and erode global leadership in climate action. The EPA has declined to comment on the pending litigation, but the outcome of this case could set a precedent for the next administration’s control over previously approved climate funds — and the legal limits of executive power in dismantling its predecessor’s environmental agenda.
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