Judge rules against Trump EPA efforts to terminate Solar for All program

Published September 18, 2026 6:28pm ET



A federal court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally terminated a Biden administration program aimed at helping low-income communities install solar panels. 

Rhode Island District Court Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee, on Friday vacated the EPA’s move to end the Solar for All program. 

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