Shareholders are feeling pretty comfy with management at several important companies linked to energy and the environment, just as they confront unpredictable futures.
Why it matters: Votes at annual meetings for companies including Tesla, Exxon, and Shell displayed a critical mass of support — and then some — for top decision-makers at these powerhouse firms.
Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring "considerable to locally catastrophic urban flooding" across South Florida through Friday, the National Weather Service warns.
The big picture: The intense downpours that flooded streets in Miami and Fort Lauderdale and prompted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an emergency in affected counties and severely disrupted travel on Wednesday eased on Thursday evening, but South Florida remains under a flood watch through 8pm Friday.
So long, El Niño, we hardly knew you. According to NOAA, ocean temperatures have cooled enough in the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean to declare the once-strong event over.
Why it matters: What comes next has forecasters and coastal residents particularly worried, since a La Niña event is projected to develop this fall. It could potentially juice the Atlantic hurricane season.
New trade restrictions on China are a test of whether the U.S. and Europe can pursue strong industrial policy and fight climate change simultaneously.
Why it matters: These huge carbon emitters are looking to speed deployment of renewables and electric vehicles, and China is a huge producer of low-cost equipment.
Editor's Note: The most updated information on South Florida flood coverage can be found here.
Torrential downpours in South Florida over the past 24 hours have flooded roads throughout the region, creating life-threatening conditions — and forecasters warned heavy to excessive rainfall was expected to last through Friday.
The big picture: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared an emergency in Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade and Sarasota counties "due to major flooding" soon after the mayors of Miami and Fort Lauderdale both declared local states of emergency on Wednesday evening.
People in Raleigh, North Carolina; Birmingham, Alabama; and Jacksonville, Florida are doing the most daily driving among those in major U.S. metro areas, a new analysis finds.
Why it matters: There's a wide range among different cities in how much people typically drive each day, with factors from walkability to public transit access playing a role.
U.S. Capitol Police arrested eight protesters who disrupted the Congressional Baseball Game by running onto the field at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.
The big picture: The activist group Climate Defiance, which has disrupted multiple political events as it campaigns against the use of fossil fuels, claimed responsibility for the demonstration at the annual charity game that features Democrats and Republicans from the U.S. House and the Senate.
