Los Angeles Times

Laguna Beach to weigh a ban on Mylar and other types of balloons

Mylar and other types of balloons might be prohibited in Laguna Beach after the City Council on Tuesday directed staff to gather information and prepare recommendations exploring such a ban. The ...
Yahoo

Balloon releases have deadly consequences – we're helping citizen scientists map them

Balloons are often seen as fun, harmless decorations. But they become deadly litter as soon as they are released into the air and forgotten. To help bring attention to the environmental dangers of ...
Los Angeles Times

Laguna Beach poised to restrict the sale and public use of all balloons

Environmentalists in Laguna Beach may find themselves in a celebratory mood, but there likely won’t be any balloons at the festivities. Laguna Beach took a hard stance against the party staple on ...
CNN

The Church of Scientology released hundreds of balloons at the opening of a California church. Local officials want to make sure it never happens again

Remnants of the balloons typically wash ashore or fall to the ground and can end up in the stomachs of marine life and animals. “This is a community that voraciously defends its natural environment ...