Iowa Farmers Union, solar group sues USDA over changes to renewable energy funding program

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 1,176

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on behalf of several farmers, farm groups and solar agencies for changes to a renewable energy program that impacts solar projects.

The lawsuit alleges that USDA changes made to the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, during the Trump administration have made “almost all solar projects ineligible” for funding under the program.

Further, the lawsuit alleges, …

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