President Trump slapped tariffs on the solar industry in January to both jeers and cheers, with groups on opposing sides predicting steep job losses and a manufacturing revival, respectively. The Solar Energy Industries Association, along with a broad coalition of conservative think tanks and environmentalists, said the tariffs could stall sector growth and lead to the loss of 23,000 jobs this year. The companies behind the tariffs, Suniva Inc. and SolarWorld Americas, said the warnings were overblown and claimed trade barriers were needed to boost a struggling solar manufacturing industry.
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