After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, Illinois, and sells to more ...

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle’s nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island ...

The shift gained momentum after a 2015 video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw lodged in its nose went viral, prompting global outcry. Trump complained recently to reporters in the Oval Office ...

Although it had begun in 2011 with a 9-year-old in Burlington, Vermont, attention to the issue exploded in 2015 when a YouTube video of a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose went viral.

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle’s nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island ...

The shift gained momentum after a 2015 video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw lodged in its nose went viral, prompting global outcry. In response, governments and businesses enacted bans or ...

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle’s nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island ...