Beaufort became the first city in South Carolina to ban outdoor balloon releases. Balloons are a hazard to wildlife.

Balloon ban leader Debbie Swick lauds OBX efforts, still working on statewide bill By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice During a four-month period in 2024, all six Dare County towns enacted bans ...

Lawmakers are eyeing bills ranging from fixing the state’s waste crisis, further restricting helium balloons and tightening ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or degradation, climate change, forest fires, deforestation, and slash-and-burn and ...

By now, we trust you’ve heard that the Mahomet Aquifer is officially off limits to carbon sequestration activity and Illinois ...

The bar is low, according to a new study, less than three sugar cubes worth could kill birds like Atlantic puffins, for ...

Review-Journal photographers have selected their favorite images of 2025. Click here to see a gallery of each of their picks.

The grief that settled over Sydney after the Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach was heavy and far-reaching, touching ...

Under the lights of Hollywood Boulevard, the 2025 Hollywood Christmas Parade offered a real nod to nostalgia for fans of the 90s with a mini-reunion of Beverly Hills, 90210. Tori Spelling and Brian ...

SeaWorld Orlando is caring for “cold-stunned” sea turtles rescued from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The goal is to return the ...

Rockalina spent 50 years without companionship. Now, after a new lease on life, her life is more enriched by the introduction ...