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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US mines are literally throwing away critical minerals
There’s enough lithium in one year of U.S. mine waste to power 10 million electric vehicles.
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California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next
Faced with a looming fuel crunch, some worry the state will push aside its efforts to combat climate change to keep gasoline flowing.
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Climate disasters are killing small businesses
Climate change could wipe out your favorite small businesses.
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Kerr County’s tragic flood wasn’t an outlier. It was a preview.
Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.