Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles - Ratcheting up the battle over a vital energy industry, the U.S. Commerce Department decided to impose tariffs on solar panels imported from China after concluding that manufacturers there received illegal government subsidies.

The Commerce Department, in its preliminary finding over illegal subsidies, said solar panels imported from China - now dominating the U.S. market - would face a duty of 2.9% to 4.73%.