A new form of “green burial” is gaining attention, but its use along the river raises questions about transparency, ethics ...

Human composting services can cost between $5,000 and $7,000. And burial requires real estate that “is just not a good use of land, in the context of 330 million deaths in this country over the next ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Lisa Fabbro lost her father a few years ago, the family chose to have him cremated. Back then, Fabbro didn't know there's a ...

Hughes and his colleague Chris Cooper-Hayes, who has a professional background in landscaping, have founded Eterrna, a ...

In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...

Fresno County officials say they were “shocked” to learn that compost made from human remains was being spread on public land along the San Joaquin River in Central California. The revelation has ...

A Fresno County supervisor says he’ll introduce an ordinance to halt a type of human composting he recently learned has been used near the San Joaquin River, but advocates say he’s jumping the gun ...

Fresno County leaders are sounding the alarm after learning that human compost may have been spread on public land along the San Joaquin River. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld is calling the practice ...

When Lisa Fabbro lost her father a few years ago, the family chose to have him cremated. Back then, Fabbro didn't know there's a way to transform dead bodies into soil. She now imagines an alternative ...

New legislation in Ohio could legalize natural organic reduction, also known as human composting. Proponents view human composting as an eco-friendly alternative to cremation and traditional burial.