Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Plastic straws are displayed in a glass, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday ...

President Donald Trump's waded into the contentious debate over paper versus plastic straws with an executive order Monday favoring the plastic variety. The president ordered federal agency and ...

“It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said as he signed an executive order to reverse federal purchasing policies that encourage paper straws and ...

Paper straws and other alternatives to plastic straws have gained steam over the past 10 years or so because of concerns about the environment and plastic pollution. TRUMP TREASURY HEAD DEFENDS ...

President Donald Trump is moving to make plastic straws great again. Trump's executive order ending the plastic straw ban could go into effect in 45 days. The reversal would only apply to federal ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump said Friday he would sign an executive order next week to undo a Biden-era plan to phase out plastic straws by 2027. “BACK TO PLASTIC!” Trump wrote on his social media ...