Florida legislators are proposing bills that would send paper straws to the shredder. Bills that have been introduced into ...

The bill would preempt local governments from enacting single-use plastic bans without adding environmental requirements for ...

If you’ve ever taken a sip only to end up chewing on a soggy paper straw, you’re not alone — and Florida lawmakers are taking ...

If you're concerned about your exposure to forever chemicals, you may want to ditch your paper straw. In 2023, researchers from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, published a study in the journal ...

Florida bill would ban paper straws following Trump's executive order regarding regulations. State lawmakers say alternatives ...

The measure (SB 958), sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R- Fleming Island, says it is intended to “combat the harmful ...

'Eco-friendly' paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. "Eco-friendly" paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump's executive order banning paper straws might be the biggest bi-partisan win of his presidency and to quote former President Joe Biden, "that's not hyperbole." Let’s face it ...

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