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, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A ten-foot whale that washed up on a beach in North Carolina is believed to have died after ingesting a party balloon.

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 ...

Balloons can be a real menace, and not just those that may have been deployed by China to spy on the United States. Even the child-size pink plastic “Happy Birthday” balloon can be hazardous if left ...

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 ...

The appearance of a dead whale on a North Carolina beach late last month has been tied to a balloon, scientists said. Beachgoers in Emerald Isle reported the presence of a live Gervais’ beaked whale ...

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 ...