How Trump’s solar panel tariffs could threaten thousands of American jobs

The Trump administration’s solar panel tariffs could threaten thousands of American jobs.

On Monday, the administration put 30% tariffs on panels and cells coming from overseas. Tariffs will be in place for four years and will taper out.

President Trump said Tuesday that the decision will create jobs and allow the United States to “make our own product again.”

The solar industry and economists pushed back hard.

The Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group, predicted the tariffs will cost the American economy 23,000 jobs, including existing and future jobs that would have been created. Read more…