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Tariff on solar imports may hurt U.S. market, experts say

The White House says a new tariff on solar products will create more jobs in the U.S. But some industry leaders disagree. The new law places a 30 percent tariff on imported solar products, which will decrease by five percent each year over a four-year period. The U.S. solar industry is the second largest in the world behind China's. Don Dahler visits a solar farm in New Jersey to see the potential impact.
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