See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump took to social media on Friday regarding his ...

The US government is eschewing paper straws and going back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rhode Island senators have voted to weaken a four-year-old ban on disposable plastic straws. The new bill would allow restaurants to offer plastic straws in self-service dispensers. The original law, ...

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 ...

Used flexible drinking straws sit in a bin at the Coca-Cola factory in Dongen, Netherlands, on Aug. 4, 2016. Bloomberg photo by Jasper Juinen. Used flexible drinking straws sit in a bin at the ...

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There are a lot of pressing national issues President Trump has yet to address, but he has weighed in on the slightly less urgent matter of paper straws. On Monday evening, Trump directed the federal ...

When they needed her most, presidential candidate Kamala Harris wanted to ban plastic straws. Now that the mania about banning plastic straws has subsided, she says they can remain a legal product. An ...

They’re grasping for straws. Devout paper straw enthusiasts are speaking out as public opinion about the environmentally friendly sipper shifts to favor plastic. Last month, President Donald Trump ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a recent executive order, President Donald Trump created a policy aimed at phasing out paper straws within 45 days to alleviate ...