Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...

University of Idaho Extension educator Grant Loomis has noticed an increasing number of Blaine County farmers have been letting their straw rot in the field after grain harvest ...

Sea turtle biologist and New York University Professor Genia Naro-Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make ...

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 ...

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

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

A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an innovative solution to plastic pollution: ...

Earlier this month, the department issued a three-paragraph memo announcing a ban on paper straws. “I mean, it was just so ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

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 ...

The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many countries around the world in the first place? When US President Donald Trump ...