This scientific study might be the last straw. A damning study out of South Korea has revealed that paper straws might ...

New research from South Korea has revealed an unexpected finding: paper straws may actually cause more environmental harm ...

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Conventional plastic straws had the smallest impact in 10 of the 16 categories, including climate change, acidification, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmentalists condemned the straw order. "People hate seeing plastic pollution hurt wildlife and trash the environment," said ...

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"Eco-friendly" paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, ...

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It's not just in your head: paper straws are taking over. With more and more cities across the U.S. banning the use of plastic straws and numerous companies following suit, demand is skyrocketing for ...

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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 ...