Both pine straw or wood mulch make an excellent mulch for your garden depending on the situation. Here's how to decide when to use pine straw or mulch.

It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to catch them, today ...

In brief: The printing industry is widely criticized for forcing customers to purchase expensive ink cartridges from printer manufacturers instead of cheaper third-party alternatives. The city of Los ...

Globally, 496 million tons of plastic are produced each year and 267 million tons are wasted — or about the weight of 3.4 million adult blue whales. A new study, published in Resources, Conservation, ...

On his final day in office, Jan. 19, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill, S-3195, that will reduce plastic waste from utensils and condiments and require reusable utensils at those ...

The giant hotel chain became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than... The days of plastic straws are drawing shorter.

Environmental initiatives at major corporations often follow predictable patterns driven by public pressure, regulatory requirements, and genuine sustainability goals that leadership teams embrace ...

On January 3rd National Drinking Straw Day commemorates the date in 1888 that Marvin C. Stone received the patent for the paper drinking straw. Since then, a variety of drinking straws are used. The ...

The proposal cites health and accessibility concerns and could override local paper straw mandates statewide passed Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty A new bill would limit local bans ...

Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, introduced Dec. 26 — to limit what cities and counties can do to regulate drinking straws and stirrers. “Many businesses ...

The bill cites studies showing that paper straws, a common alternative, often contain harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. Research has linked PFAS exposure to various health risks, including ...

Legislation filed Thursday would set guidelines for local government rules involving the materials used for drinking straws and stirrers. The measure (SB 958), sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R- ...