Even some environmental advocates view the nationwide focus on plastic straws as outdated and a distraction from the bigger ...

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s executive order against paper straws that was signed in February is already beginning to "use all levers available" to cut back on them. Fox News Digital ...

and pointed to the Administration's view that paper straws are bad for the body and environment. "Paper straws use chemicals that may carry risks to human health – including 'forever chemical ...

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing [email protected] With Donald Trump announcing plans to bring back plastic straws because he doesn't like paper ones, attention has turned to the ...

The disposable plastic straw became the movement's poster child. Bans or restrictions on plastic straws were passed in dozens of cities and states. Backlash followed, and now things seem to have ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order last month calling to “end the use of paper straws” dealt a swift, decisive blow to his business, Boss Straw. Orders have stalled, even though the ...

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention. By Hiroko Tabuchi ...