It wasn’t until one of the researchers cut off a piece of the object that they realized what it was: a four-inch piece of plastic straw. “We couldn’t believe that such a mundane object that ...

Donald Trump has a problem with paper straws. So now the United States government does, too. A trivial matter, until it isn't ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Friday that he will soon sign an executive order ending the Biden administration’s initiative to ban plastic straws across the federal government.

It’s a ridiculous situation. So we’re going back to plastic straws.” Trump proceeded to sign the order with a loud black marker — and then he addressed some of the environmental criticisms ...

The strategy would aim to eliminate all executive branch policies “designed to disfavor plastic straws” and address the federal government’s contracts with states and and other entities ...

He said the findings did not surprise him, since he had found flame retardant chemicals in consumer products for years, including coat hangers, flasks, and straws. He has no plans for future research ...

“Straws made from plant-based materials, such as paper and bamboo, are often advertised as being more sustainable and eco-friendly than those made from plastic,” Thimo Groffen, Ph.D., study ...

Love ’em or hate ’em, those papery “environmentally friendly” straws have become the standard in more and more places, replacing the once-standard plastic straw. But this doctor says they ...

“Soaking Up the Era” In the first few pages of Nicholson Baker’s 1988 novel, The Mezzanine, the narrator recounts a vexing plastic-straw encounter. “I stared in disbelief the first time a ...

Image: Breslavtsev Oleg (Shutterstock) As the war on plastic straws rages on, researchers in Korea have created a bioplastic alternative that is made out of potato starch and citric acid.

It was the face that launched a thousand plastic straw bans. The video begins with a close up of the turtle’s head, its dark green, pebbled skin out of place against the stark-white boat deck.