Biden Admin Quietly Waived ‘Buy America’ Rules on $7B Solar Program, Allowing Taxpayer Funds To Benefit Chinese Manufacturers
Biden EPA issued waiver in final days without a press release (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Just days before leaving office, the Biden administration quietly waived congressionally mandated “Build America, Buy America” rules for its $7 billion flagship solar program, allowing grant recipients to use federal funds to purchase solar panels assembled with foreign-made components. The Environmental