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

Florida bill would ban paper straws following Trump's executive order regarding regulations. State lawmakers say alternatives ...

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

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

Paper drinking straws — those sometimes-soggy but mostly plant-based utensils — may be more likely to contain “forever chemicals” than straws made of other materials, according to recent research. The ...

The measure (SB 958​), sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R- Fleming Island, says it is intended to "combat the harmful impacts of paper drinking straws" and "provide businesses and residents of this ...

LONDON — So-called “eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions, researchers have warned.

Every day, Americans toss 500 million plastic straws in the trash. That's enough to fill 125 school buses, or circle the ...

When you use a paper straw for drinks, you might think you’re being a conscientious citizen of Planet Earth. If so, bad news: a team of scientists say paper straws have more harmful forever chemicals ...

“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, ...

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