The brief moment of joy that comes from having a helium-filled balloon isn’t worth the beach trash and wildlife hazards that escaped balloons create, the Encinitas City Council decided Wednesday, Jan.

Next month, the city of Encinitas will consider a ban on helium-filled balloons, a proposal that has garnered more support letters than any topic ever heard by the environmental commission. Some ...

GLENDALE (CBSLA) — The sale of helium-filled mylar balloons will be banned in Glendale, according to a new ordinance that will go into effect on Nov. 30. The Glendale City Council adopted the new ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Encinitas could become the county's first city to ban balloons with helium and other gases that make them float away. On Wednesday, the City Council will consider an ordinance to ...

Graduation is just around the corner, but the shiny, flying balloons reading "Congrats, Grad!" might not be as common at parties this year. Several pockets in the country are running out of helium as ...

Aerobavovna, a Ukrainian startup, is making helium-filled balloons to aid Ukraine's drone attacks. Its balloons help to keep drones on the grid when they're on the ground or flying low. Aerobavovna's ...

A hydrogen-filled weather balloon launches automatically from a Department of Energy atmospheric measurement facility in Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow. About three years ago, Sandia National ...

If you’re considering a balloon release to commemorate a milestone birthday, anniversary or graduation, you should know that even as they do float majestically up, they must then come down, sometimes ...

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