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President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long ...

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Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the country’s largest lobbying group for the plastics industry.

Credit: AP/Felix Marquez Global plastic production ... the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

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