As he signed the order in the White House in February ... Tariffs haven’t had a big impact on Boss Straws because it uses materials from paper mills in Ohio, Texas and New Hampshire.

“Paper straws often come individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the environmental argument for their use,” his administration states on the White House’s official website. The ...

YORK, Maine — The town's ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump aims to end the ...

“Paper straws often come individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the environmental argument for their use,” his administration states on the White House’s official website. The ...

A new White House report implementing President Donald Trump's executive order supporting plastic straws says federal agencies are moving quickly to stop buying paper straws and are looking to ...

This week, the White House repeated those warnings. “Paper straws contain dangerous PFAS chemicals — ‘forever chemicals’ linked to significant long-term health conditions — that infiltra ...

is reeling from the White House’s directive against its products. The order doesn’t bar other companies from buying paper straws; it just asks for a vague “national strategy to end the use of” the ...

Although there is some merit in the argument the White House presents that paper straws simply ... The fact straws are so small and lightweight is a big part of the problem, since smaller and ...

White House staff secretary Will Scharf, who presented the executive order to Trump, told him the push for paper straws has cost the government and private industry “an absolute ton of money and ...

More broadly, Trump instructed White House staff and “relevant agencies” to issue a “national strategy to end the use of paper straws” within 45 days. The strategy would aim to eliminate ...

On paper straws ... I believe that Trump is trying to do big things, to leave his mark on the nation and the world.” The White House defended Trump’s actions as a move away from climate ...

In fact, Trump should go further. The White House and other federal agencies likely have stockpiles of paper Biden straws lying around. Trump should gather them onto the South Lawn, stack them ...