President Trump's National Strategy to End The Use of Paper Straws claims PFAS pose a health risk, but paper manufacturers say they don't intentionally include the substances in their products.

“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 ...

The paper straw, Guy Spinelli was sure, would be the way of the future. After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” ...

Environmentalists condemned the straw order. "People hate seeing plastic pollution hurt wildlife and trash the environment," said David Derrick of the Center for Biological Diversity. (Calla Kessler / ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Monday, Donald Trump signed an ...

On February 10, 2025, President Trump authorized Executive Order 14208 (E.O. 14208) revising United States federal policy on paper straw use. E.O. 14208 specifically called on the federal government ...

The fate of paper straws is in jeopardy, but will they still exist in Massachusetts? President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, Feb. 10 banning the federal use of paper straws, saying ...

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'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 ...

Plastics get a bad rap most of the time, so it's refreshing to see the industry getting some positive attention. The Economist magazine kicked off the trend last month with a package of stories that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ...