Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bill still must pass through the Senate, where it failed last year, to get signed. H5110, introduced by Rep. Michelle McGaw, D ...

Green burials, which return the body to the earth without a casket or embalming, can be cheaper than a conventional burial. Many in Connecticut opt for these, but often, the choice is made for ...

It’s almost like a washing machine, if you ask Joseph H. Brown. The casket-shaped metal tank sitting in Brown’s crematory in West Baltimore uses hot water, chemicals and a bit of agitation to dissolve ...

PROVIDENCE — Last year, the state House of Representatives engaged in a passionate, poignant, and occasionally amusing debate about a bill to allow the natural organic reduction of dead bodies — ...

Water cremation is also part of the bill Georgia legalized it earlier in May Six states legalized the practice last year, nearly doubling the number of places it is acceptable PROVIDENCE – A bill that ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hydrolysis machine uses heat, pressure and a water and alkaline solution to decompose bodies - The Washington Post/Getty ...

BENNINGTON — Leaf & Water, a Green Cremation Solutions LLC facility, has opened for business providing “flameless,” or water-based, cremation services at a facility on County Street. “Leaf & Water ...

Human composting was developed in Washington state in 2019. In two months, bodies are turned into rich soil. "Water cremation" was also part of the House bill. The bill still must pass through the ...