US researchers have developed solar-powered nanotech mats that can float on water and break down dangerous pollutants using sunlight.

When US President Donald Trump vowed to end the "ridiculous situation" of paper straws with an executive order recently, he noted that he had used "them many times, and on occasion, they break, they ...

Plastic straws are often replaced by paper straws, which are nonfunctional, use chemicals that may carry risks to human health, are more expensive to produce than plastic straw ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — There has long been a push to stop the use of plastic straws in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives, like paper ones. During his first 50 days in office, President ...

The major wave of free agency is over and the dust has settled before the draft. The main question is- did the Bills get better? Thad Brown and AJ Feldman debate the topic on the latest edition of 8 ...

Boss Straw, the paper straw company, looks like it is going to go extinct, unlike the plastic straw. The owner, Guy Spinelli, voted for Trump three times. But, his support was misguided because the 75 ...

Many in the St. Petersburg community thought the paper vs. plastic straw debate ended in 2018, because that’s when the city passed an ordinance banning single-use plastic straws. However, the issue ...

Straws seem to be a major topic of conversation these days. While the new administration has banned the federal use of paper straws, there are actually even better options to consider. One Redditor ...

The move towards paper straws was a refreshing direction in environmental preservation, in that it was initiated locally and by producers, not through legislation. Donald Trump recently surprised ...