Metallic balloons, like the foil or mylar heart-shaped balloons often given to loved ones on Valentine’s Day, will soon be harder to find than a partner who shares the same interests and values.

It’s graduation season, which means PNM is warning graduates and their families about the potential danger of mylar balloons. Mylar balloons are coated in metal, which means they conduct electricity.

Are balloons biodegradable? Yes, but not all of them. The shiny, foil Mylar balloons never break down, only becoming smaller pieces of plastic. The standard latex balloon is biodegradable but ...

It’s all fun and games until the power line blows up. Foil balloons commonly festooned at celebratory events such as birthdays and graduations inadvertently cause thousands of power outages.

The New Orleans City Council on Thursday moved to ban the release of balloons made of foil and other electrically conductive material, joining other cities and states in curbing a tradition that ...