Wow! Thank you Town of Hempstead! 🐠🌍💚 #Repost @surfridercentralli ・・・ Today, the Town of Hempstead, America’s largest town, voted YES to banning the legal intentional release of balloons!! Balloons released into the air eventually deflate and land on the ground or in waterways, wreaking havoc on our wildlife. We find them in increasing numbers in our beach cleanups. We hope this will now change! Thank you so much to the Town of Hempstead and all our partner orgs for attacking this issue head-on, from September’s press conference with @countyexecutivecurran to todays’s historic vote! And thanks to nearly 400 of YOU who signed our petition to support this bill!! Nassau County, you are next!! @stewards_of_the_sea @all_our_energy @operationsplash @citizensenviro @surfridermidatlantic @surfrider #balloonsblow #balloonreleaseban #riseaboveplastics #protectwhatyoulove #surfrider #surfridercentralli #unitedstatesandoceansofamerica #townofhempstead #thankyou #victory https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xsVLsHqYX/?igshid=1jlcpiehaowoa
