Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday ...

Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

President Donald Trump moves to lift ban on plastic straws. New Jersey, New York among states with plastic straw bans in ...

President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long.

Then-President Joe Biden had vowed in July of 2024 to ‘phase out’ plastics in federal food service, with the end of ...

Apparently it might not have been the last straw. Or plastic bag, for that matter. Just months away from New Jersey reaching ...

What to know about President Donald Trump’s executive order encouraging the federal government and consumers to buy plastic ...

The executive order Trump signed will undercut the former administration’s 2022 initiative to phase out single-use plastics, including straws, containers and bottles, from federal buildings by 2032 ...

The move comes as paper straws, intended to replace plastic straws, face criticism for their effectiveness and potential environmental impact. Critics of paper straws argue they decompose quickly ...

Trump has made sweeping changes — attempting to remake the federal workforce and implementing new tariffs, among others — but ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...