Human composting has become popular among people who want an eco-friendly end. Should Ohio legalize it?

Depending on where you live — and die — you might have a new choice available to you for how your loved ones will carry out your final wishes. In the past two years, bills that legalize human ...

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

An Ohio bill currently under review would allow the “natural organic reduction of remains,” which, in simple terms, would ...

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

Nina Schoen likes the idea of life (plant life) springing from death. Schoen has a close friend who chose to have her remains made into compost. The process of those remains being broken down into ...

Disturbing allegations were made Thursday afternoon against the San Joaquin River Parkway Trust about a section of land along the river off Friant Road in Fresno County.

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 ...

Traditional cremation and burial remain the two major paths for disposition chosen by most people nationwide. Here, a cemetery in Henniker. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin) Rep. Jessica ...

SEATTLE -- Ashes to ashes, guts to dirt. Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains. It ...

Human composting, an ecological alternative to burial or cremation, will become legal in Georgia beginning July 1. Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 241 into law May 9, making Georgia the 13th ...