Environment Americans Want Businesses—Not Local Governments—to Reduce Straw Pollution In a new poll, nearly 80 percent of respondents supported companies switching to biodegradable straws. Kate Wheeling
Environment D.C. Could Become the Next U.S. City to Ban Plastic Straws Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., took the first steps toward banning plastic straws in the nation's capital on Tuesday. Emily Moon
Environment Starbucks Will Eliminate Plastic Straws to Cut Down on Waste Another company joins the movement to reduce consumption of plastics that pollute oceans and harm marine life. Emily Moon
Environment Banning Straws Won’t Save the Oceans Instead of shaming disabled consumers who rely on straws, let's hold producers of plastic financially responsible for their waste. David M. Perry