Trump’s latest blow to clean energy is a tariff on solar panels

Cheap solar cells and panels from overseas will now be subject to a 30 percent tariff, the Trump administration announced on Monday. The decision is aimed at boosting the competitiveness of US-made solar panels. But opponents say that the tariffs could drive increases in pollution and endanger jobs in America’s $29 billion solar industry.The announcement comes after the International Trade Commission’s ruling in September that the companies SolarWorld AG and Suniva couldn’t co