(J. Lawler Duggan for The Washington Post)Two solar manufacturers are begging the federal government for help, arguing that without protection from a flood of cheap imports, the United States risks losing its own domestic solar industry. Both steel and solar tariffs would be passed under sections of U.S. trade law that have not been used in years. Opponents of the solar tariffs say the case is unwarranted, and that the two companies in question have just made poor business decisions. SolarWorld first brought a trade case complaining about China’s practices in 2011, which it won. When Chinese companies moved manufacturing to Taiwan to evade these restrictions, SolarWorld brought a case against Taiwan and won that, too.

Source: Washington Post August 15, 2017 19:35 UTC