Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paper straws in a green cup - Ashley L Duffus/Getty Images No matter what side of the political aisle folks are on, the use of ...

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A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the ...

President Donald Trump has said he will end what he called a “ridiculous” Biden-era push to phase out single-use plastics in federal agencies by 2035 in efforts to combat plastic pollution, claiming ...

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President Donald Trump announced his intention to sign an executive order reversing the Biden administration's phased ban on plastic straws, which aimed to reduce single-use plastic dependency.