Hawaii could soon require tourists to pay a fee to visit state parks and trails under a bill moving through the state legislature.
Why it matters: Tourism has significantly exacerbated environmental damage to the islands, which already suffer outsized climate change effects. Locals have increasingly voiced frustration over the years amid reports of visitors harassing wild animals, hurting coral reefs and leaving behind plastic waste.
The head of Exxon's low-carbon business has a response to critics who say the oil behemoth isn't putting enough resources into climate-friendly projects: money isn't what matters most right now.
What he's saying: "The limiting factor, at this stage, in terms of the ability to scale up this business ... is not the availability of capital," Dan Ammann said in an interview with Axios.
Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 7% of new vehicle registrations in the U.S. in January, up from 4.1% in January 2022 — another sign that the EV transition is gaining momentum.
As the overall EV pie grows, Tesla's market share continues to shrink.
California’s April snowpack is among the largest in state history, tied with 1952 for the title, according to new data out Monday.
Why it matters: The staggering amount of snow, delivered by 17 atmospheric rivers since December, brings flooding concerns with the melt season set to begin.
The third tornado outbreak in as many weeks is predicted Tuesday across much of the same region that has seen extensive damage and more than 50 fatalities.
Threat level: The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a "moderate risk" severe weather outlook, which is a level 4 out of 5 on its threat scale. Two areas of moderate risk exist within a larger area of "enhanced risk," which is a level 3 out of 5.
The U.S. recycling industry is starting to get a helping hand from robots, which can sort trash faster and more safely than humans, and artificial intelligence, which gathers valuable data about what's been thrown out.
Why it matters: Automation could help solve recycling's many problems, including the rise in hard-to-recycle plastic waste and consumer botch-ups that lead to contaminated recycling streams.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) said it won't prohibit coyote hunting in parts of Arizona and New Mexico where the animals are sometimes mistaken for endangered Mexican wolves.
Driving the news: A coalition of conservation groups asked the federal government in December to list coyotes as endangered in Mexican wolf territory.
