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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to ...

Controversial proposal for water cremation facility next to the Żabbar cemetery suspended at the applicant’s request, as ...

CHICOPEE — Paws Finding Peace, a pet clinic in Chicopee, offers an alternative to typical cremation methods when pets die. The clinic has been offering water-based cremation, also known as alkaline ...