A Belgium resident is raising awareness about the increasing amount of mylar balloons washing up on Lake Michigan's shoreline ...

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Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft wishes Alameda a Happy 4th of July and relays some reminders about mylar balloons, travel safety, ...

Metallic or Mylar balloons are a common cause of power outages, which have nearly doubled within the last five years. By state law, balloons should always be tied to a weight and never released ...

Mylar balloons filled with helium may soon no longer be sold in Waukegan, but a ban on plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers continues to await City Council consideration.

The demise of Party City has made business boom for local balloon supply stores, but the impacts of inflation and tariffs ...

Ameren, a major energy provider in Missouri and Illinois, warned their customers of the dangers of Mylar balloons at the beginning of the summer, saying the U.S. saw 582 balloon-related outages ...

Mylar balloons are not biodegradable. They fall into streams, hit power lines, litter landscapes, and are even occasionally found floating in the drinking water reservoir, according to TPU.

The result was the Mylar Balloon Project, in which O'Connor turned trash into art, making sea creatures out of the collected balloons. Her mission: To remind people that balloons are still a major ...

You see Mylar balloons released into the sky during a memorial service, sometimes one may slip away from your grip on the way to a party. Dr. Robert Thomas says these balloons can cause a slew of ...

EASTON, Pa. - About 1400 customers in part of Northampton County lost power for a few hours early on New Year's Day after a mylar balloon got entangled in power lines.

A Belgium resident is raising awareness about the increasing amount of mylar balloons washing up on Lake Michigan's shoreline, creating both environmental concerns and potential safety hazards.