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

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

The measure (SB 958​), sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R- Fleming Island, says it is intended to "combat the harmful ...

Sen. Jenn Bradley is looking for changes to straw laws in 2026. The Fleming Island Republican has filed new legislation ( SB ...

Researchers at Northeastern University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution evaluated 13 types of non-plastic straws, ...

In order to keep disposable plastic straws from ending up in the ocean and harming sea animals, companies like Disney, Starbucks and Whole Foods have all vowed not to carry the item, most of which can ...

From “National Measure Your Feet Day” to “Gorilla Suit Day,” the calendar is full of over-the-top days of celebration driven by marketing teams looking for creative opportunities to draw attention to ...

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BOURNEMOUTH, England – A retired jockey died when she fell onto an eco-friendly metal drinking straw which impaled her eye, an inquest heard. Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, who was known as "Lena," ...