President Donald Trump is known to drink many Diet Cokes, but one thing you’re not likely to ever see him using again is a paper straw. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump announced after ...

President Donald Trump is known to drink many Diet Cokes, but one thing you’re not likely to ever see him using again is a paper straw. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump announced after ...

Section 1. Policy. An irrational campaign against plastic straws has resulted in major cities, States, and businesses banning the use or automatic inclusion of plastic straws with beverages. Plastic ...

The paper straw, Guy Spinelli was sure, would be the way of the future. After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” ...

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the ...

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 more ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the "procurement and forced use of paper straws." The order directs the federal government to stop purchasing paper straws and ensure ...

Trump signed an executive order forbidding the federal government to purchase paper straws. He’s also tasking the executive branch with developing a “National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws” ...

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 ...

Plastic straw partisans are now on the offensive in the straw wars. Monday evening, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to halt their purchases of paper straws ...

President Trump issued an executive order to phase out paper straws nationwide. The move comes as paper straws, intended to replace plastic straws, face criticism for their effectiveness and potential ...