“It’s a ridiculous situation,” Trump said of paper straw usage during the televised EO signing. “On occasion, they break, they explode.” The presence of PFAS is concerning for two ...

President Trump issued an executive order to phase out paper straws nationwide. The move comes as paper straws, intended to replace plastic straws, face criticism for their effectiveness and ...

President Donald Trump is making his opinion known regarding the debate between paper and plastic straws. The president signed an executive order on Monday creating a policy aimed at phasing out ...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they "don't work" and don't last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move ...

Plastic straw partisans are now on the offensive in the straw wars. Monday evening, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to halt their purchases of paper ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's hard to imagine anyone listening to Donald Trump announcing his new policy on straws with a greater sense of glee than Ross Boyajian, the president of a business manufacturing plastic straws ...

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 ...

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing c.mayer@newsweek.com With Donald Trump announcing plans to bring back plastic straws because he doesn't like paper ones, attention has turned to the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the "procurement and forced use of paper straws." The order directs the federal government to stop purchasing paper straws and ...