Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills says a lobbyist proposed a simple idea: repeal the state's requirement for reflective roofs on many commercial buildings.

In late March, Grills and his fellow lawmakers voted to eliminate the rule, scrapping a measure meant to save energy, lower temperatures and protect Tennesseans from extreme heat

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This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter

It began with a lobbyist's pitch.

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