Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to ...

President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long ...

Forever chemicals "can disrupt hormones in your body and lead to problems, things like increased risk of breast cancer, problems with fertility." ...

It can also lead to health harm. If you ... chemicals can migrate from plastic cases of many products—from earbuds to e-bikes—into air, dust, water, people, animals, and end up in our ...

Animal studies have shown that once absorbed, plastic micro- and nanoparticles ... Stuart Boathouse would never use anything that would harm its guests or the environment, she said.

Bohlander says plastic ingestion could be causing reproductive problems for the seals -- and the bigger the animal, the bigger ... debris may cause "physical harm" to humans when ingested via ...