Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump is known to drink many Diet Cokes, but one thing you’re not likely to ever see him using again is a paper ...

When paper straws started appearing in coffee shops and restaurants a few years back, most of us welcomed them with open arms. Finally, a simple solution to the plastic crisis choking our oceans. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Section 1. Policy. An irrational campaign against plastic straws has resulted in major cities, States, and businesses banning the use or automatic inclusion of plastic straws with beverages. Plastic ...

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A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants. Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, ...