Second federal judge overturns $7B Solar for All cancellation by Trump administration EPA

The EPA is reviewing both decisions and considering options for appeal, it said in emails to Smart Cities Dive.

A third lawsuit contending the grant cancellation was illegal, filed by 22 states and the District of Columbia in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington last October, was dismissed in January.

Harris County — the state’s largest county and home to Houston — led the coalition and secured more than $54 million.

That decision applies to the EPA’s cancellation of all Solar for All grants, not just Harris County’s, Chutkan ruled.

“This is a really important victory for energy resilience in Harris County,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a statement Wednesday.