Dec. 21—ANDERSON — Grieving families tasked with laying a loved one to rest normally can choose from among conventional burial, cremation, or donating the body to science. Maplewood Cemetery has ...

Modern technology has developed new methods of treating human remains, many of which are incompatible with church teaching, such as “human composting” or alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water ...

Joining a growing trend of providing an earth-friendly way to lay loved ones to rest, a Palatine cemetery has become the first Catholic institution in Illinois to offer a natural burial option. Run by ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out a new green burial option available in Canada, see where companies' climate targets are going and find out how well compostable dishes and ...

At Loving Earth Memorial Gardens in Blackhoof Township, caretaker Matt Connell is reimagining how we say goodbye. His ...

Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam was recently approved by the state to offer 'natural burials' in certain sections of the cemetery. Natural burial is an alternative to traditional, more expensive, and more ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced the debut of a new “natural burial” option at one of its Chicago-area cemeteries, reportedly the first such Catholic offering in the state and one that ...

More than 70 cemeteries across New England have started offering natural burials in recent years, including Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier. That’s where bodies can decompose underground, without ...

I am delighted to have the option of a committed green burial site offered in Frederick County ("County planners approve plan for natural burial site," May 10). I have felt that this is the most ...

From the rural road in Windsor Mill, a small sign and a gravel driveway mark the entrance to Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery and Arboretum. It doesn't look much like a cemetery from the roadway ...