Evers urges EPA to keep solar power grants; Zeldin dismisses program as ‘grift’

Gov. Tony Evers delivers the State of the State address, Jan. 22, 2025, in the Assembly Chamber. Screenshot from governor's office YouTube stream.
Gov. Tony Evers delivers the State of the State address, Jan. 22, 2025, in the Assembly Chamber. Screenshot from governor's office YouTube stream.

Dem Gov. Tony Evers urged the Trump administration to drop plans to eliminate federal grants supporting solar power efforts, saying the effort “has no legitimate purpose or justification.”
Evers’ letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin cited a New York Times report that the agency was seeking to terminate “Solar for All” grants. 
In April, Wisconsin was awarded $62.4 million to fund solar systems f...

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