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Chinese Trade Dispute Threatens U.S. Solar Industry

The Trump Administration faces a Jan. 26 deadline to decide whether to impose tariffs on the imports of materials for solar panels. Some manufacturers in the United States have complained that cheap imports from places like China are flooding the market, while others say the inexpensive components are critical to their business.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks to Julia Pyper (@JMPyper), senior editor for Greentech Media.

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