WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cities and nations are looking at banning plastic straws and stirrers in hopes of addressing the world's plastic pollution problem. The problem is so large, though, that scientists say that's not nearly enough....
Science Says: Amount Of Straws, Plastic Pollution Is Huge
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press: Nation
Fri, 04/20/2018 - 2:34pm
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