Trump Hit With New Lawsuit

The Trump administration is being hit with a lawsuit from a coalition of labor unions, nonprofits, and solar companies after President Trump’s EPA shut down a $7 billion Biden-era solar grant program designed to benefit low-income communities.

Filed Monday in federal court in Rhode Island, the lawsuit accuses the Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, of breaking the law by rescinding solar grants that were handed out in 2024 under the previous administration.

Groups Behind the Lawsuit

The plaintiffs include the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, the Rhode Island Center for Justice, Solar United Neighbors, Energy Independent Solutions from Pittsburgh, Black Sun Light Sustainability in Indiana, and Georgia-based firms Sunpath Solar and 2KB Energy Services.

Also listed is Anh Nguyen, an Atlanta homeowner who had applied to receive a free solar panel installation through Biden’s “Solar For All” initiative — a program the Trump administration says was fiscally irresponsible and politically motivated.

While the plaintiffs were not direct recipients of the federal funds, they claim they stood to benefit from the taxpayer-funded project.

Zeldin: “EPA No Longer Has Authority”

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin defended the move back in August, saying the agency no longer had legal authority to manage the Biden-era grant program. He noted that billions in taxpayer dollars were being funneled into politically connected green projects instead of addressing the nation’s real energy needs.

“This administration stands for energy independence, not dependency on taxpayer-funded handouts,” Zeldin stated earlier this year.

The EPA declined to comment on the pending litigation.

A Clash Over America’s Energy Future

The lawsuit marks another chapter in the ongoing battle over America’s energy direction — between Biden’s push for massive “green” subsidies and Trump’s focus on restoring American energy dominance through oil, gas, and nuclear power.

Conservatives argue that Biden’s solar initiatives are bloated government schemes that waste taxpayer money while making America weaker and more dependent on China for solar materials.

Supporters of President Trump say canceling the program was a smart fiscal move that protects seniors and middle-class taxpayers from footing the bill for politically driven environmental experiments.

Bottom Line

While liberal groups are furious, many Americans view the move as a long-overdue correction to the reckless spending of the Biden era.

The Trump administration has made it clear: energy policy should put America first — not globalist climate agendas.