ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida bill is taking aim at paper straws. A bill has been introduced in both the House and Senate that would require jurisdictions with straw laws to allow options other ...

Research finds 90% of eco-friendly paper straws contain PFAS, the same toxic compounds regulators are racing to eliminate from food packaging Add VegOut to your Google News feed. The paper straw ...

President Donald Trump rambled on about paper straws and water pressure when asked about what his goals were for the upcoming year. Trump marked his one-year anniversary of his second term in the ...

Lawmakers in Florida may soon pass a ban on paper straws in the state. This would pose a problem for Walt Disney World which almost exclusively uses paper straw products. Beginning in 2018, Disney’s ...

A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants. Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, ...

The proposal cites health and accessibility concerns and could override local paper straw mandates statewide passed Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty A new bill would limit local bans ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants. Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House ...

Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, introduced Dec. 26 — to limit what cities and counties can do to regulate drinking straws and stirrers. “Many businesses ...

The bill cites studies showing that paper straws, a common alternative, often contain harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. Research has linked PFAS exposure to various health risks, including ...

Up to 50 billion drinking straws are used every year in the US. While they might look small and unimportant, they still make up around 5% of the plastic debris collected from coastlines around the ...