For years, marine biologists have called for a ban on plastics, having witnessed firsthand the devastating impact on marine life. However, their pleas largely fell on deaf ears, given how cheap ...

“BACK TO PLASTIC!” President Trump posted. On Feb. 10, Executive Order 14208 repealed the federal use of paper straws mandated by the prior administration, citing expense, ineffectiveness and even ...

It was the face that launched a thousand plastic straw bans. The video begins with a close up of the turtle’s head, its dark green, pebbled skin out of place against the stark-white boat deck.

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide and ...

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the ...

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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, President ...