D.D.C.Court order
D.C. judge vacates EPA termination of Solar for All grants
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington on September 22, 2026 ruled that the EPA unlawfully canceled Solar for All grants, including a $249.7 million award to Harris County, Texas, Reuters reported on September 23. She held the agency exceeded its authority under the Administrative Procedure Act because the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did not rescind already-obligated grant funds, vacating the termination after a Rhode Island judge reached a similar result.
Key points
- Judge Tanya Chutkan vacated EPA’s termination of Solar for All grants on September 22, 2026.Reuters
- She held the cancellation violated the APA by misreading the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Reuters
- Congress left already-obligated grant funds undisturbed, the opinion said.Reuters
- Harris County’s $249.7 million Solar for All award was among the grants at issue.Reuters
- A Rhode Island judge vacated the EPA action on similar grounds last week.Reuters
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