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Chong Quan, China's deputy international trade representative. Credit: Chinese Ministry of Commerce

China warns of retaliation if EU imposes import duties

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Photo Credit: MIT

President Obama nominates MIT physicist as new Energy Secretary

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Credit: Solar Freedom Now

Report: red tape keeping cost of home solar high

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Credit: Verengo Solar

PV modules could be mandatory on new homes in Lancaster, CA

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EU votes to require registration of Chinese PV imports

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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Credit: Xinhua

U.S. files trade complaint against India’s solar program

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NY Governor Cuomo. Credit: AP

New York Continues Support for PV Expansion

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L.A. to Purchase Power from PV Plants in Nevada

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House Passes ‘No More Solyndras’ Act

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Credit: EU ProSun

European Commission to investigate Chinese dumping complaint

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Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) questions witnesses at the "No More Solyndras Act" hearing. Photo Credit: whitfield.house.gov

House Committee passes “No More Solyndras” Act

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A GCL-Poly facility. Credit: GCL-Poly Energy Holdings

Chinese polysilicon firms allegedly seek trade remedies

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U.S. import tariffs could reduce solar imports by 45%

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Chinese workers at the Tianxiang Solar Energy Equipment Factory in Huaibei, China. Photo Credit: Los Angeles Times

China files WTO complaint against U.S. solar tariffs

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Maryland speeds up solar energy targets for utilities

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A cell sorting machine at a Trina Solar facility. Credit: Trina Solar.

U.S. to impose sizable tariffs on Chinese solar cells

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Quality inspection station in module assembly at the SolarWorld manufacturing facility in Hillsboro, Oregon. Photo Credit: SolarWorld

CASE: SolarWorld’s allegations against Chinese PV firms are ‘hypocritical’

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Credit: Solar Energy Industries Association

Federal government does not give solar industry “special support”

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SolarWorld's U.S. Headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Photo Credit: SolarWorld

Labor Dept. finds Chinese imports contributed to layoffs at SolarWorld

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Credit: CASM

CASM: solar manufacturing spurs U.S. jobs and innovation

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