Trump's action rolls back steps taken by the Biden administration to cut plastic pollution. Last year, Biden pledged to start phasing out the federal government's purchasing of plastic straws and ...

The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone. By Hiroko Tabuchi President Trump said on Friday that he would stop a ...

The latest directive to turn the federal government back to plastics could help the fossil fuel industry by stoking demand for plastic. Oil and gas companies donated heavily to Trump’s campaign.