Inconveniencing Americans hasn’t reversed ocean pollution. I recently ordered my wife an iced coffee and water at a Starbucks in California. As soon as I grabbed the straw for her drink, I knew ...

Boston University is working to become a straw-friendly campus. PHOTO BY PAIGE WARD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Americans use over 500 million straws per day — they are among the top 10 items found during ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President ...

FILE- A large soft drink with a plastic straw from a McDonald's restaurant is shown in Surfside, Fla., May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday ...

“It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump told reporters while signing the order in the White House on Monday. “These things don’t work. I’ve had them many times, and on ...

A new report has been released by Germany-based ocean plastic recovery startup CleanHub that highlights ocean plastic pollution this year, as well as a look into its complex origins and what the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don't last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don't last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they "don't work" and don't last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic.

President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic. “It’s a ...