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A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to restore the $7 billion Solar for All program, which the administration had canceled. The EPA-funded program was designed to bring solar power to low-income households across the country. The ruling marks a setback for the administration's effort to unwind climate spending approved under earlier legislation.

The Trump administration cancelled a $7 billion federal solar energy grant program, but a federal judge in Rhode Island has now ordered the program reinstated. The ruling restores funding that had supported solar projects nationwide, and the decision is drawing attention as part of the wider legal battle over the administration's cuts to renewable energy spending.

A 67-year-old Texas man has been sentenced for mailing threatening letters to federal judges, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Details of the sentence length, which judges were targeted, and the man's motive have not been made available. The case adds to broader concern about threats and intimidation directed at members of the federal judiciary.