{
  "id": 10980719,
  "title": "Lawsuit alleges USDA illegally slashed rural solar development program",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lawsuit-alleges-usda-illegally-slashed-rural-solar-development-program",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:57:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Utility Dive",
    "slug": "utility-dive",
    "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/usda-rural-solar-reap-program-lawsuit-earthjustice/831614/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Internal emails show a department administrator stating “let’s let the comms shop find . . . the rationale behind their statistics” when asked to substantiate anti-solar claims underpinning the policy changes, the complaint says.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}