Paper straws are the latest target on Trump’s agenda. Trump said he would sign an executive order ending a plan to gradually end plastic straw use across federal agencies. “BACK TO PLASTIC!” Trump’s message reads. In other news, the average brain may contain a spoonful of microplastic, a new study suggests. The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased dramatically between 2016 and 2024, with the highest amounts found in the brains of people who have dementia.