The paper straw, Guy Spinelli was sure, would be the way of the future. After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” ...

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President Trump's National Strategy to End The Use of Paper Straws claims PFAS pose a health risk, but paper manufacturers say they don't intentionally include the substances in their products.

President Trump signed an executive order to phase out paper straws nationwide. Environmental groups argue that plastic straws harm marine life and take hundreds of years to decompose. Some ...

President Donald Trump's waded into the contentious debate over paper versus plastic straws with an executive order Monday favoring the plastic variety. The president ordered federal agency and ...

Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys more ...