US judge restores $7 billion Solar for All grant program

US District Judge Mary McElroy ruled that Congress intended the EPA to keep administering grants that had already been obligated and that the agency lacked statutory authority to terminate them. The EPA ended the program in August 2025 after Congress passed a major tax and spending law, prompting litigation from labor, public-interest and solar-access groups. The agency says it is reviewing the decision and considering an appeal, so the ruling protects the funding framework but does not yet settle the implementation timetable.