What to Know About the History and Controversy Over Plastic and Paper Straws
Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.
Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let's avoid single-use items
When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ...
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Trump says 'we're going back to plastic straws.' Is the paper straw dead?
Nuñez was one of the first people to start advocating for ditching plastic straws, back in 2009. In the early days, pre-turtle video, there were a lot of doubters, even in the world of ...
Donald Trump rolls back use of paper straws: Are plastic straws really so bad for the environment?
The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many ...
Gavin Newsom directs recycling regulators to start over on single-use plastics rules
CalRecycle regulators, business and environmental groups have been working on rules to regulate the plastic phase-out since ...
Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests
Researchers reconstructed the history of an unusual 30-year-old bird nest based on the expiration dates printed on plastic ...
The solution to the plastic straw debate is hiding in plain sight
Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you really don’t need straws.