The US government is eschewing paper straws and going back to plastic. When US President Donald Trump vowed to end the ...

In 2015, the video of a plastic straw being painfully removed from a turtle's bleeding nostril went viral, spurring a ...

Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

The move towards paper straws was a refreshing direction in environmental preservation, in that it was initiated locally and ...

Many in the St. Petersburg community thought the paper vs. plastic straw debate ended in 2018, because that’s when the city passed an ordinance banning single-use plastic straws. However, the issue ...

Other ways to avoid plastic: Along with the move toward compostable paper cups, Starbucks, which is navigating a flurry of ...

Much like recent EU legislation which required all plastic bottles to have caps attached by a tether, the removal of items ...

Forever chemicals "can disrupt hormones in your body and lead to problems, things like increased risk of breast cancer, problems with fertility." ...

President Donald Trump's waded into the contentious debate over paper versus plastic straws with an executive order Monday favoring the plastic variety. The president ordered federal agency and ...

President Donald Trump signed an order this week to phase out paper straws in federal agencies. Will Florida cities be impacted? What to know ...

In his executive order, Trump says paper straws are “nonfunctional,” use harmful chemicals and are sometimes wrapped in plastic, “undermining the environmental argument for their use.” ...