Donald Trump, plastic straws

Trump says 'we're going back to plastic straws.' Is the paper straw dead?
President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws.
Trump signs order to buy plastic straws, eliminate paper straws
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the U.S. government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws, pushing back efforts by his predecessor to phase out single-use plastics and tackle waste.
Why is Donald Trump bringing back plastic straws?
I think it's OK,' the president said as he signed an order to reverse the ban in what has been labelled a 'war on paper straws'.
Trump signs executive order to ditch paper straws for plastic
US president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to end the federal use of paper straws and encourage consumers to switch back to plastic, reversing Biden-era measures to curb plastic pollution.
Trump signs executive order on plastic drinking straws
Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports' operator said, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state's Pilbara iron ore region on Friday.
Stuart's ban on plastic straws repealed just as Trump takes aim at paper straws
Stuart on Monday repealed a ban on the commercial use of plastic straws, citing health concerns with alternative straws. Trump's executive order ends "forced" use of paper straws in federal buildings and aims to develop a national effort to end the use of paper straws.
Trump misrepresents plastic impact on sharks in reversing course on straws
US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government agencies by 2035, rejecting claims that they are harmful to sharks. But scientists say there is well-documented evidence that pollution from these single-use items impacts sharks and all marine animals.
The solution to the plastic straw debate is hiding in plain sight
Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you ...
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Making pollutants great again: Trump says he’s bringing back plastic straws in new executive order
Previously, the government had said it supports a goal to end plastic pollution by 2040. open image in gallery President Donald Trump said Friday that he would sign an executive order to end the ...
UConn study shows promise of bioplastics to help solve global plastic pollution crisis
The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...
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Opinion: The President’s Plastic Trigger
President Trump delights in alarming opponents and aiding friends in polluting industries By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue ...
Trump pushes for use of plastic straws in US, defies global trend of countries imposing a ban
President Donald Trump in a new executive order inked on Monday encouraged the U.S. government and consumers to purchase ...
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While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels
For there is a tendency to frame plastic as a problem of pollution and recycling ... in the time taken to produce commodities and an end to any limits on the quantity and diversity of goods ...
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EDITORIAL: Japan must lead way in talks for treaty to slash plastic pollution
Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement despite a pledge to do so by the year-end. The issue of plastic pollution on land and at sea needs ...