WIND RIVER, Wyo.—Last week, the Northern Arapaho tribe learned that it was losing about $10 million in federal grants that would have helped members of the tribe lower their electrical bills.

“For us, it’s really a kick in the balls,” said Patrick Goggles, a member of the tribe who led the implementation of the federal Solar for All program in its Natural Resources Office.

Goggles learned that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was moving to cancel $7 billion in funding for low-income households to install rooftop solar panels when the New York Times reported it. The Northern Arapaho had expected to receive about $10 million between agreements with The Northern Plains Tribal Solar for All Coalition and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation , Goggles said.

“We were really lookin

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