A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants.

Florida lawmakers introduce a 2026 bill to limit local paper straw mandates, highlighting PFAS 'forever chemicals' linked to ...

The proposal cites health and accessibility concerns and could override local paper straw mandates statewide if passed.

If you're concerned about your exposure to forever chemicals, you may want to ditch your paper straw. In 2023, researchers from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, published a study in the journal ...

The bill would preempt local governments from enacting single-use plastic bans without adding environmental requirements for ...

President Donald Trump took to social media on Friday regarding his plans to ban paper straws, prompting questions on whether ...

Paper or plastic? President Trump has joined the debate on straws. President Donald Trump will try to put an end to what he calls a "ridiculous push" for paper straws. "I will be signing an Executive ...

President Donald Trump's executive order banning paper straws might be the biggest bi-partisan win of his presidency and to quote former President Joe Biden, "that's not hyperbole." Let’s face it ...

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