Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Murphy resigned from the Department of Justice, telling NPR, 'It just was not a ...

A UI Extension study finds that nutrients in wheat straw left in fields may be worth two-thirds of its sale value, offering ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

Businesses say ban pushed by CT legislators would be costly and alternative materials aren’t readily available.

A St. Petersburg City Council member’s request to discuss lifting a municipal ban on plastic straws sparked multiple heated ...

When US President Donald Trump vowed to end the "ridiculous situation" of paper straws with an executive order recently, he noted that he had used "them many times, and on occasion, they break, they ...

Plastic straws are often replaced by paper straws, which are nonfunctional, use chemicals that may carry risks to human health, are more expensive to produce than plastic straw ...

There has long been a push to stop the use of plastic straws in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives, like paper ones. READ MORE: <a href=" ...

Many in the St. Petersburg community thought the paper vs. plastic straw debate ended in 2018, because that’s when the city passed an ordinance banning single-use plastic straws. However, the issue ...

Straws seem to be a major topic of conversation these days. While the new administration has banned the federal use of paper straws, there are actually even better options to consider. One Redditor ...