President Trump signed an executive order Monday calling for the return of plastic straws and doing away with paper ones. “We’re going back to plastic straws. These things don’t work,” Mr. Trump told ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmentalists condemned the straw order. "People hate seeing plastic pollution hurt wildlife and trash the environment," said ...

Section 1. Policy. An irrational campaign against plastic straws has resulted in major cities, States, and businesses banning the use or automatic inclusion of plastic straws with beverages. Plastic ...

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the ...

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Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys more ...

The bill cites studies showing that paper straws, a common alternative, often contain harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. Research has linked PFAS exposure to various health risks, including ...

The proposal cites health and accessibility concerns and could override local paper straw mandates statewide passed A new bill would limit local bans on plastic straws unless alternatives meet strict ...