California Plastic Bag Bans Spur 120 Percent Increase in Sales of Thicker Plastic Garbage Bags
A new study says plastic bag bans encourage people to use less eco-friendly substitutes.
Plastic Pollution
Anti-Straw Activists Are Now Trying to Get Rid of Plastic Straw Emojis
Environmental group Lonely Whale and Bacardi have teamed up to fight the little "straw in cup" symbol.
Maryland Passes Bill to Outlaw Foam Containers
If Gov. Larry Hogan signs the measure into law, Maryland will be the first state to issue a ban on foam food containers.
State Legislators Suggest Banning Plastic Straw Bans
Bills in Colorado and Florida would mandate some new restrictions on plastic straws, but forbid local governments from banning the suckers outright.
Straw Ban Bills Migrate From Progressive Cities to Purple State Legislatures
Bills introduced in Montana, Florida, and Washington would either ban or restrict plastic straws.
Move Over, Straw Ban: Berkeley Mandates 25 Cent Fee on Disposable Cups
The city's new policy mandates almost all disposable foodware be compostable by 2020.
New York City Greets the New Year With a Host of New Nanny-State Rules
Styrofoam bans, cigarette restrictions, and Uber taxes are just some of the regulations New Yorkers will have to contend with in 2019.
At the Start of 2018, Straws Were Legal Almost Everywhere. Now, They're an Endangered Species Across the U.S.
What explains the rapid spread of the ultimate nanny state policy?
D.C. Bans Plastic Straws, and One Local Bar Celebrates With a Straw-Ban Themed Pop-Up Bar
DC9's Garbage BARge touts straw bans, sea turtles, and a few inaccurate statistics.
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency Gives $45,000 Grant to Help Non-Profit Build Sea Turtle-Shaped Trash Can
The $45,000 grant goes to a New York environmental group's "Going Strawless to Save the Sea Turtle" campaign.
Legoland's Plastic Straw Ban Is the Height of Environmental Virtue Signaling
Plastic toys, sí! Plastic straws, no!
Portland Joins the Drinking Straw Crackdown
Yet another pointless municipal straw ban takes hold
San Diego Straight-Up Bans Styrofoam in City-Owned Parks, Beaches, Libraries
The war on plastic marches on.
Jail Time Stripped Out of Nation's Most Controversial Straw Ban
Santa Barbara's new proposal would fine repeat violators up to $250 for handing out prohibited plastic straws and stirrers.
Bogus Straw Stats Popped Up in Last Night's Shark Tank
The reusable straw company Final Straw is marketing its product on the back of a 9-year-old's statistics.
The Oceans Are Trashed. Can Volunteer Scuba Divers Help Clean Them Up?
Divers are taking ocean clean-up into their own hands.
Pope Francis Calls for Global Regulations to Solve the Oceans' Plastic Pollution Problem
A lack of international regulations did not cause the plastic pollution crisis. Imposing them now won't fix the problem.
New Jersey Gov. Vetoes Plastic Bag Fee Because It Doesn't 'Go Far Enough'
Environmental groups hope for an outright ban instead.
Stossel: Plastic Straw Myths
The claim that Americans use 500 million plastic straws daily is based on a nine-year-old's school project.
