More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to advocacy group Turtle Island Restoration Network.

Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. President Donald Trump waded into the issue Monday when he signed an ...