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Environment & Energy

SarahD

(1,732 posts) Tue Jun 25, 2024, 10:30 AM Jun 2024

I know, right? I had to double check to make sure I read it right, but it's that DeSantis, the governor of Florida. He approved legislation to stop people releasing helium balloons into the environment.

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2024/06/24/gov-desantis-acts-on-florida-ban-on-balloon-releases/74142372007/

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Desantis does something for the environment! [View all] SarahD Jun 2024 OP

DAMN!!! Was hoping to learn that he was no longer wasting oxygen. niyad Jun 2024 #1

Cost him absolutely nothing but sure makes a great headline. nt Phoenix61 Jun 2024 #2