President Donald Trump in a new executive order inked on Monday encouraged the U.S. government and consumers to purchase ...

Forever chemicals "can disrupt hormones in your body and lead to problems, things like increased risk of breast cancer, ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the U.S. government and consumers to buy ...

Paper straws are, objectively, the worst. There’s the race against the clock to use them before they turn to mush, the ...

President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal ...

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.

Scientists in Belgium compared plastic straws with paper and other biodegradable straws in regard to the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Scientists found that paper ...

The PFA levels call into question just how "biodegradable" the plastic straw alternatives are. While their sustainability is debatable, the strong feelings about paper straws are not.

The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones is that paper is biodegradable. This means that it can naturally be broken down and won’t end up floating in our oceans or being ...