Canary Media: A recent legal victory could free $7B in frozen Solar for All funds

Zeldin claimed that the megabill passed by Republicans in Congress in July 2025 allowed the EPA to cancel Solar for All. But in last week’s order, U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy rebuffed that claim. “Congress’s clear intent was that EPA continue to administer the already obligated SFA grants,” she wrote. The agency’s termination of the program is ​“contrary to law and in excess of its statutory authority.” The order upheld demands from plaintiffs to vacate the EPA’s termination of the program and reinstate funding. The EPA is ​“reviewing the decision and considering options for appeal,” agency spokesperson Carolyn Holran told Canary Media in a Friday email. Last week’s court order comes shortly after another federal court ruled that the EPA acted illegally in canceling $20 billion in funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, another Biden-era program. That initiative was meant to inject large-scale federal funding into financing for climate and clean-energy projects. Learn MORE.