A relatively new method of disposition is growing in popularity in Southern New England, despite not yet being legal in either Rhode Island or Massachusetts. It's called alkaline hydrolysis, more ...

After finishing the secret underground house, they decided to dig a swimming pool in front of it. The soil had to be removed ...

Today, more and more people are ditching the traditional funeral options in favour of more modern, eco-friendly techniques.

A California tribe is speaking out after reports surfaced that soil created from composted human remains was spread on land ...

Fresno County officials say they were “shocked” to learn that compost made from human remains was being spread on public land ...

But this beautiful park is actually not a park at all. It’s a cemetery. Established in 1996, Ramsey Creek Preserve is largely considered the first modern green burial site in the United States. But is ...

Disturbing allegations were made Thursday afternoon against a local winery along Friant Road in Fresno County.

A 2022 law legalized human composting in California, which is also legal in 14 other states and seems to be growing in ...

However, because he weighed over 700 pounds, his family has been thrust into a "maze of uncertainty" as they search for a facility capable of accommodating him. "When he died, we prepared ourselves ...

For various reasons, the folks of Eugene Weekly’s editorial team got curious about how one goes about burying a body in the backyard within legal parameters. We figured the Home and ...

An Ohio lawmaker is seeking to add a third option for human remains beyond burial and cremation. Senate Bill 323, introduced by Republican Senator Louis Blessing III of Colerain Township, would ...

The San Joaquin River trust overseeing Sumner Peck ranch has been using human remains to fertilize the ground at the farm.