“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — There has long been a push to stop the use of plastic straws in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives, like paper ones. During his first 50 days in office, President ...

Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you really don’t need straws.

They’re grasping for straws. Devout paper straw enthusiasts are speaking out as public opinion about the environmentally ...

The executive order Trump signed will undercut the former administration’s 2022 initiative to phase out single-use plastics, including straws, containers and bottles, from federal buildings by 2032 ...

Stuart on Monday repealed a ban on the commercial use of plastic straws, citing health concerns with alternative straws.

Sea turtle biologist and New York University Professor Genia Naro-Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make ...

Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

Though they pollute oceans and harm marine life, Republican President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws. He declared paper ...

As the world transitions away from oil and gas, some see plastics as an alternative business model for the fossil fuel ...

Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King to ending the federal procurement of paper straws in favor of plastic ones. The ...