Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

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 ...

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“It’s a ridiculous situation,” Trump said of paper straw usage during the televised EO signing. “On occasion, they break, they explode.” The presence of PFAS is concerning for two ...

President Trump signed an executive order to phase out paper straws nationwide. Environmental groups argue that plastic straws harm marine life and take hundreds of years to decompose. Some ...

President Donald Trump is making his opinion known regarding the debate between paper and plastic straws. The president signed an executive order on Monday creating a policy aimed at phasing out ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The beleaguered Belgian was then told that last Sunday's result was "the last straw for most of Rangers fans last weekend" and that it was "the final act." To which, Clement replied: "That's what ...

A new order issued by President Donald Trump citing “an irrational campaign against plastic straws” marks a national effort to end the use of the paper versions. The presidential action issued ...

"We're going back to plastic straws," Donald Trump, pen in hand, declared this week. The US president was signing an executive order to end the "forced use of paper straws". "These [paper] things ...

US president Donald Trump has signed an order to abandon paper straws for single-use plastic. In light of his critique, we've rounded up 10 other examples of plastic alternatives that probably won ...