The last (paper) straw? Central Mass. reacts to Trump's push for plastic
Moving away from single-use plastics, including straws, had been the policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. It cited harmful environmental impacts when they end up in landfills and oceans. Plus the fossil fuels used in the production of plastics send heat-trapping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.
Then-President Joe Biden had vowed in July of 2024 to ‘phase out’ plastics in federal food service, with the end of ...
Businesses in Stuart can once again use plastic straws after a more than five-year ban was repealed by commissioners this ...
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 ...
The new order backtracks on Biden administration's efforts to lower consumption of such plastics, which damage ecosystems and ...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday pushing for a return to plastic drinking straws, saying their ...
Jon Stewart is offering his seemingly reluctant support for President Trump’s push for plastic straws, saying the paper ...
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