RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Richmond is weighing new sustainability measures this Earth Month, aiming to reduce waste and protect the environment. Three proposals will be presented at a city ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill making Florida one of several states where it’s illegal to release balloons. The bill easily passed with bipartisan support in the state legislature ...

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Rising air is all around us— outside and inside. It's what meteorologists call "convection." Warm air is lighter and less dense than cold air, so it has buoyancy and wants to ...

Now that plastic straws may be headed for extinction, could Americans' love of balloons be deflated? The joyous celebration of releasing balloons into the air has long bothered environmentalists, who ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — While cigarette butts are the top plastic pollutant along our coastline, there is another frequent plastic waste that pops up. More often seen when it is time to celebrate dads, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To Jenn Clementoni, the release of latex or plastic balloons to honor a loved one or mark an achievement is littering, plain and ...

Family members and friends of people who die young often remember their loved ones with a balloon release. After WRAL’s latest documentary “UnSafe: North Carolina kids dying from gun violence,” ...