“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

As awareness of the consequences of climate change grew widespread, it was clear that the best counter ... A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went ...

The Oregon Senate advanced a bill Tuesday that would expand the state’s plastic bag ban to cover restaurant takeout bags and ...

With Republicans just one vote away from having veto-proof control of the legislature, one of the biggest powers that North ...

like they already must ask for straws. Sen. Janeen Sollman, the Hillsboro Democrat behind the bill, said it will be good for the environment and for businesses that will save money by buying fewer ...