This is a story of intentional littering involving 40 brightly colored plastic bottles in a North Carolina stream. But in this case, the waste is being done solely for research and to combat trash.

A small study suggests that stainless steel straws may be safest option to avoid PFAS. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 25, 2023 8:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

When you use a paper straw for drinks, you might think you’re being a conscientious citizen of Planet Earth. If so, bad news: a team of scientists say paper straws have more harmful forever chemicals ...

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s executive order against paper straws that was signed in February is already beginning to "use all levers available" to cut back on them. Fox News Digital ...