York's ordinance is taking effect at a time when President Trump has taken aim at paper straws with the executive order he issued earlier this year.

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap ...

But it’s not all great news. Leatherback turtles are still critically endangered. It seems this is because leatherbacks are ...

Why the humble straw “issue” has so incensed the present administration and triggered an executive order more or less banning paper straws from federal buildings, in favor of plastic ones, is ...