Articles by Senior Staff Writer Tik Root
Tik Root covers climate solutions and economics at Grist. He started his career as a freelance journalist in Yemen, and has since covered everything from Al Qaeda to the Olympics for outlets such as National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, among others. He previously worked at The Washington Post and Scripps News. Tik lives in Vermont with his wife and son.
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![Smoke and steam rise from the stacks at an industrial pulp mill alongside a river.]()
![Smoke and steam rise from the stacks at an industrial pulp mill alongside a river.]()
Paper plants can emit as much CO2 as oil refineries. They’re flying under the radar.
Environmental Protection Agency accounting loopholes and aging equipment have helped fuel pollution that may be undercounted by 350 percent.
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![Three men install solar panels on the roof of a house in Camarillo, California.]()
![Three men install solar panels on the roof of a house in Camarillo, California.]()
If you want to claim the solar tax credit, install now
For anyone who can afford to go solar, "now would be the time" because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable.
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![Cameron Hamilton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies to members of Congress.]()
![Cameron Hamilton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies to members of Congress.]()
The head of FEMA defended the agency on Capitol Hill. Trump fired him.
FEMA’s shake-up follows the cancellation of key climate resilience programs and growing uncertainty over the agency’s future.
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![An Energy Star label is displayed on a new washing machine at a Best Buy store as a shopper in the background considers washing machines.]()
![An Energy Star label is displayed on a new washing machine at a Best Buy store as a shopper in the background considers washing machines.]()
How Trump’s latest rollback could raise your utility bills
The Energy Star program has quietly saved Americans billions in energy costs and has slashed emissions. Now it's now on the chopping block.
