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Solar industry makes last-minute plea to Trump

By John Siciliano
Published January 17, 2018 11:33pm ET
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Solar industry makes last-minute plea to Trump
"I am writing you on the eve of your decision on solar tariffs to make a personal plea to consider the real impact on American jobs and our economy," wrote Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, in a letter to President Trump. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) | Rich Pedroncelli

The solar energy industry made an eleventh-hour plea to President Trump on Wednesday not to impose restrictive new tariffs on solar panel imports, warning of a massive round of layoffs.

“I am writing you on the eve of your decision on solar tariffs to make a personal plea to consider the real impact on American jobs and our economy,” wrote Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, in a letter to Trump.

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