If you're picking up a coffee or smoothie in New Jersey, you're now going to have to ask for a straw. The state imposed a new restriction on single-use plastic straws Thursday, which is part of an ...

Swapping plastic straws for alternatives is a sustainable change everyone can make. Insider tested five plastic straw alternatives in coffee and water to find which one worked best. This article is ...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. It’s hard to believe the humble drinking straw has become Public Enemy No. 1, but here we are. As it turns ...

This story is part of the Grist arts and culture series Remember When, a weeklong exploration of what happened to the climate solutions that once clogged our social feeds. This story was co-published ...

Sometimes one small thing can make a big impact. That’s what the mother-daughter team Cyndi and Chanelle Sladics were hoping when they launched their Costa Mesa company Simply Straws. “I was a dental ...

Why the humble straw “issue” has so incensed the present administration and triggered an executive order more or less banning paper straws from federal buildings, in favor of plastic ones, is ...

This story was co-published with Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate, justice, and solutions. It was the face that launched a thousand plastic straw bans. The video begins with a ...