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

The president claimed plastic straws won’t “affect a shark very much.” But he’d previously declared, “I hope all the sharks die.” ...

"Paper straws are destroying America," Trump said in a tweet, vowing to "bring back plastic, for good." The tweet swiftly sparked comments on social media, with memes pouring into comment sections ...

The Federal government is directed to stop purchasing paper straws and ensure they are no longer provided within Federal buildings. The Order requires the development of a National Strategy to End the ...

President Donald Trump signed an order this week to phase out paper straws in federal agencies. Will Florida cities be ...

The move towards paper straws was a refreshing direction in environmental preservation, in that it was initiated locally and by producers, not through legislation. Donald Trump recently surprised ...

President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies. In an executive order this week, the president barred the federal government from buying paper ...

Though they pollute oceans and harm marine life, Republican President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws. He declared paper ...

On Monday, Feb. 10, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws.” The order targets the now-ubiquitous drinking utensils ...