CHOOSING A CASKET AND TRADITIONAL GRAVESIDE BURIAL FOR THEIR FUNERALS. NO MORE CREMATION WHERE BODIES ARE BURNED DOWN TO ASHES, IS RISING IN POPULARITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND NOW THERE’S AN EFFORT ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation to authorize the use of alkaline hydrolysis as a form of cremation in the Commonwealth, according ...

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An alternative human burial method, known as alkaline hydrolysis or ‘water cremation,’ has started to gain traction in recent years. Alkaline hydrolysis is marketed as a greener, cleaner form of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BALTIMORE — It’s almost like a washing machine, if you ask Joseph H. Brown. The casket-shaped metal tank sitting in Brown’s ...

MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

An illegal cremation method got a medical center in North Texas a cease-and-desist letter from the Texas Funeral Service Commission and its body donation program under internal review in November. But ...

On a frigid January day, there was unusual activity at a long-dormant red brick building on Sublette Avenue in St. Louis. Jon Hughes, a funeral home operator, watched a team of professional movers in ...

Since the beginning of human history, cremation — the burning of a human body after death — has been a standard method for treating the deceased across nearly all cultures. Cremation is ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill filed in the Texas Legislature calls for funeral homes to be allowed to cremate human remains through the process of alkaline hydrolysis. According to the Cremation ...

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...