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EPA sued over move to claw back $7B in solar funds

A labor union, solar installation companies, nonprofits and others are suing the Trump administration over its move to claw back $7 billion in funds that would have put more rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities.

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The funds in question came from the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. The Biden administration granted funds to 60 entities including states, nonprofits, tribes and local governments. It said at the time the funds were slated to provide more than 900,000 households with solar power.

The Trump administration in August said it would rescind the money, saying recipients were still largely in the planning phases and that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) no longer has the authorit

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