Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President Donald Trump waded into the issue when he signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws,

He said plastic straws’ impact on marine life was limited and paper ones last for only minutes or seconds when used. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday encouraging both the federal government and American consumers to buy plastic drinking straws — a formal rebuke of former President Joe