This week, readers write about the pros and cons of paper straws, how to get students moving and creating a more humane and ...

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

Businesses and the public should continue making responsible choices that benefit human health long term and stick with paper ...

From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement Small businesses are scrambling to meet the demand from consumers who want an alternative to plastic straws.

YORK, Maine — The town's ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump aims to end the ...

A new White House report implementing President Donald Trump's executive order supporting plastic straws says federal agencies are moving quickly to stop buying paper straws and are looking to ...

But guess what? Plastic straws are next, as the authorities step up the battle against plastic pollution, with Penang talking about a possible ban. We will likely get used to it, like the way I ...

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 ...

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.