Articles by Senior Staff Writer Tik Root
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![Pedestrians walk by a sidewalk sandwich board providing the latest interest rates for home mortgages.]()
![Pedestrians walk by a sidewalk sandwich board providing the latest interest rates for home mortgages.]()
This tweak to mortgage rules could save homeowners thousands in energy bills
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has for months debated adopting a minimum energy efficiency standard for new homes. On Monday, lawmakers demanded action.
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![An aerial photos shows a wildfire burning through a jungle in the Amazon.]()
![An aerial photos shows a wildfire burning through a jungle in the Amazon.]()
No one should be surprised that South America is burning
Climate scientists have been saying this would happen for years. It will only get worse from here.
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![Illustration of Tik and his wife looking at their home with money flying around them]()
![Illustration of Tik and his wife looking at their home with money flying around them]()
They thought getting their home off fossil fuels would be straightforward. Chaos ensued.
Here’s what happened when two climate reporters tried to ditch natural gas.
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![An electrician in a yellow vest and whote hard hat works on a photovoltaic panel in a solar array on a farm in Massachusetts.]()
![An electrician in a yellow vest and whote hard hat works on a photovoltaic panel in a solar array on a farm in Massachusetts.]()
Solar hits a renewable energy milestone not seen since WWII
With supply chains finally open, solar provided most of the nation's new electricity capacity last year.
