Drinking straws have gotten a bad rap in recent years for their impact on the environment, but the maker of a more environmentally friendly straw has created something really helpful ...

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what ...

Anthony, a Pelican Elementary School student, started traveling around her Cape Coral neighborhood and asking people to join her cause by pledging to give up using plastic straws for one month.

Café de Coral now supports the ‘No Straw Campaign’ initiated by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong. Are paper straws really better for the environment than plastic ones?

“Plastic straws are kind of seen as the tip of the iceberg,” Brandon said, noting that paper is often seen as an alternative. “We really don’t want to replace one single-use problem with ...

Biodegradable straws produced by Wincup are being used by Reef Fortify to create “coral forts,” which protect lab-grown coral reefs from getting eaten up by sea animals. Inside Edition Digital ...