Trump targets paper straw purchases by federal government — and won’t stop there
An executive order from President Trump will negate a Biden initiative that required federal procurement offices to purchase ...
Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
What to know about the larger fight over single-use plastics after Trump's executive order against paper straws.
UConn study shows promise of bioplastics to help solve global plastic pollution crisis
The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...
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Consumerism—and the Chemicals in All of Our Stuff—Is Thwarting the Transition From Fossil Fuels
Climate change mitigation strategies that don’t address overconsumption and reduce dependence on fossil fuel-derived ...
'What would you have us do?': The plastic credits problem
Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst ...
What to Know About the History and Controversy Over Plastic and Paper Straws
Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.
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Trump rolls back plastic restrictions
President Trump is set to reverse a ban on plastic straws in US government buildings, undoing a policy introduced by Joe ...
Trump EPA admin Zeldin visits Asheville, talks riverfront debris, pollution, businesses
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said that his office is focusing on oil spills and wastewater ...
Court Ruling Gives Hope for Cleanup in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
The European Court of Human Rights took Italy to task for not protecting citizens in an area where illegal dumping and ...
Collective efforts needed in the battle against plastic
Global population, now at 8.1 billion, has intensified human activities, significantly contributing to pollution across land, ...
Making pollutants great again: Trump says he’s bringing back plastic straws in new executive order
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would sign an executive order “ending the ridiculous Biden push for paper straws, which don’t work.” “BACK TO PLASTIC!” he posted on his social media ...