IM Imagery/Shutterstock Published: July 17, 2025 10.44am BST Author Gemma Ware Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation Interviewed Bill Yen Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Laurence Hardwick Director of the Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool Robert Armstrong Principal Research Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews Ulugbek Azimov Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcas...

This story was originally published by Canary Media. The Texas Legislature ended its biennial session without passing a slew of bills that could have killed the state’s booming solar and battery sector, and by extension, the ability to keep the Texas grid running amid extreme weather and surging demand for electricity. It did pass a law that could strengthen the state’s electricity reliability by encouraging the construction of more microgrids — combinations of small-scale gas-fired...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Invisible Institute and co-published with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. A former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony charges in connection with two incidents of sexual misconduct involving female colleagues — one that occurred while at the police training academy and one at a police precinct. The...