This week, President Donald Trump reversed course on a Biden administration environmental initiative that had eliminated single-use plastics like straws in federal buildings. The common alternative: ...

“Plastic straws are kind of seen as the tip of the iceberg,” Brandon said, noting that paper is often seen as an alternative. “We really don’t want to replace one single-use problem with ...

A study from the University of Antwerp in Belgium found that paper straws have more PFAS, better known as "forever chemicals," than plastic. The chemicals are linked to serious health problems ...

and other problems. Trump’s executive order claims that paper straws use chemicals that may carry risks to human health are more expensive to produce than plastic straws. Researchers from the ...