Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...

Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

They’re grasping for straws. Devout paper straw enthusiasts are speaking out as public opinion about the environmentally ...

But it wasn’t until 2015, when a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw wedged in its nose went viral, that demand took off. Suddenly the company had thousands of new clients and annual ...

Narrator: You've probably seen this video. That's a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea turtle's nose. The video went viral in 2015 sparking a public outcry to "say no to plastic straws." ...

On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The turtle writhes in agony, bleeding profusely.

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday ...

But it wasn’t until 2015, when a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw wedged in its nose went viral, that demand took off. Suddenly the company had thousands of new clients and annual ...

In 2015, the video of a plastic straw being painfully removed from a turtle's bleeding nostril went viral, spurring a movement to reduce plastic waste. Since then, plastic straws have become ...