Metal and glass straws could be dangerous for kids and less able-bodied people. They can also be hard to clean. Again, ...

Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys ...

But how did straws become a symbol of the global crusade ... “It’s like trying to laugh while regurgitating a piece of hard spaghetti, and it ends up stuck in your nose.” ...

His straws are exploding? How hard is he sucking?” Kimmel wondered. He then took aim at Trump’s family to drive the point home. “Listen, the fact of the matter is, Trump loves plastic ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 10 to stop the federal government from purchasing paper straws and to create a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws. The order ...

357 Magnum. Imagine a campaign in which Dirty Harry, aiming a silicone straw at a tumbler full of Mountain Dew, stares hard at the camera and mouths the words “Make my day.” Now ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...