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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![A meteorologist seen in silhouette points toward a large screen displaying the position of a cyclone.]()
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Trump’s budget cuts could kill your local weather forecast — and put you in danger
DOGE has its sights on NOAA and the National Weather Service. Gutting them could imperil millions and cost billions.
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Exxon is quietly planning a new $8.6 billion plastics plant in Texas
Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution.
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Almost half of US states haven’t done the bare minimum to cut utility bills
A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs, and reduce emissions.
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![Elon Musk adjusts his sunglasses and Donald Trump looks on from two paces behind him. The two men are together to watch the launch of a SpaceX rocket.]()
![Elon Musk adjusts his sunglasses and Donald Trump looks on from two paces behind him. The two men are together to watch the launch of a SpaceX rocket.]()
How Elon Musk could end fossil fuel subsidies
If the Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut $2 trillion in spending, handouts to the fossil fuel industry may be "a truth test to all of their messaging."
