The Oklahoma State House on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill that would make it legal to use the decomposed and ground-up ...

Legislation is still moving the statehouse is renewing a broader conversation about how Illinoisans want to return their dead to the earth — and whether the state is finally ready to allow human ...

One of the bills lawmakers advanced is aiming to legalize human composting, or in other words, turning human remains into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fresno County officials say they were “shocked” to learn that compost made from human remains was being spread on public land ...

The Illinois House passed 264 bills out of committee this week ahead of Friday’s deadline, kicking the legislative session into high gear with two months to go before adjournment.

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 ...

Oklahoma State Representative Jim Shaw's recent post on X has sparked a heated debate online over a process called Natural ...

Green burials, which return the body to the earth without a casket or embalming, can be cheaper than a conventional burial.

Rideshare drivers would be able right to unionize under House Bill 4743, sponsored by Rep. Yolonda Morris, D-Chicago. It ...

While Ohio currently only recognizes cremation or burial options for human remains, a state lawmaker is trying to add a third possibility: human composting. While Ohio currently only recognizes ...

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 ...