Paper drinking straws — those sometimes-soggy but mostly plant-based utensils — may be more likely to contain “forever chemicals” than straws made of other materials, according to recent research. The ...

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Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys more ...