US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would stop a plan by the Biden administration to phase out plastic straws ...

The culture wars over plastic straws came roaring back Friday, as President Donald Trump vowed to sign an executive order next week ending a Biden-era effort to phase them out by 2027. Paper ...

Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic. “It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said as he signed an executive order to reverse ...

The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone. By Hiroko Tabuchi President Trump said on Friday that he would stop a ...

Back to Plastic': Trump Signs Order for Plastic Straws as He Declares Paper Ones 'Don’t Work' WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, ...

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 ...

BACK TO PLASTIC!" Trump said ahead of signing the order. Trump told the head of his Domestic Policy Council to create a "national strategy to end the use of paper straws." (Some cities and states ...

World Environment Day 2025 highlights that addressing plastic pollution is a critical step in combating climate change.