Federal Court Turns Away States’ Lawsuit, Leaves EPA Grant Terminations Intact

A federal judge found that the states suing to restore the grants sued in the wrong court.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A federal court in Washington state on June 1 dismissed a coalition of states’ appeal seeking to reinstate $7 billion in solar energy grants that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled.

The plaintiffs—21 states, the District of Columbia, and two state-related entities—had sued the EPA and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.