Mortality comes calling for all of us eventually. When your time comes, will your burial arrangements help the planet?

The green burial (natural burial) section of a cemetery is pictured. In traditional burials, caskets are often buried within a concrete vault. But for green burials, there is no such lining and bodies ...

Sep. 13—ROCHESTER — The generation known for challenging social norms and traditions is dying to change another industry. Green burials are becoming more in demand as baby boomers plan their deaths.

Steve Ball’s grave was marked not by a granite headstone or marble mausoleum upon the burial of his cremated remains last year, but a flat rock chipped into the shape of a heart. It came from his ...

These days, there are many options when it comes to making end-of-life plans. And a funeral home in the Southtowns recently ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - In life, Patrick Ytsma made it a point to minimize his drag on the environment, in part by riding his bike nearly everywhere he went. So it was fitting that when he died at 53, after ...

When people lose a loved one — especially unexpectedly — environmental consciousness may be the last thing on their minds. But modern funeral practices are wreaking havoc on the environment. Bodies ...

This commentary was submitted on behalf of several members of the group Land Conservation Natural Burial (conservationburialmn.org), which has the goal of establishing a conservation burial ground in ...

LEE — Joan Angelo, a retired hospice nurse, has seen a lot of funerals. Her experiences have helped her make a decision about her own: “After trying to lead a pretty green life and eating organically, ...

Dear Action Line, I read in the Herald a few years ago (May 24, 2023) that Greenmount Cemetery was in the process of ...

Humber Woodland of Remembrance in Herefordshire named regional runner-up in The People’s Awards for outstanding natural burial services and ...