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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some people choose burial; others choose cremation by fire. Now, a proposed bill could open a new frontier for Texans: liquid cremation. The scientific term is alkaline hydrolysis, ...

Tucked away in eastern Alameda County is a sprawling 47-acre site that will soon be transformed into the cemetery of the future, expected to serve the Tri-Valley and surrounding region for the next ...

Even in death, you have one final way to go green. The flameless cremation uses an alkaline solution of potash, salt, and water to quickly dissolve human bodies in a pressurized vessel—doing the work ...

When a loved one dies, families typically are left with two options: burial or cremation. A California lawmaker wants to give families a third option, which is being pitched as a "green alternative" ...

PITTSBORO, Ind. - Joseph Wilson turns a series of silver knobs around the rim of a large, stainless steel cylinder. "This one's like a submarine," he says, opening the hatch and sliding out a metal ...

The California State Senate is considering legalizing liquid cremation. If approved, California will join several other states in offering the controversial process. Supporters consider the method ...

A new ‘liquid cremation’ service that a UK council had planned to use has been blocked from going ahead over fears the remains of dead people would make their way into the water system. Sandwell ...

Washington is just a governor's signature away from becoming the first state in the U.S. to legalize the "natural organic reduction" of human remains, colloquially known as "composting." On Friday, ...

Katrina Spade grew up on a dead-end dirt road in New Hampshire. Her family raised cows, and they ate what they raised. She watched the animals die -- sometimes naturally, sometimes slaughtered for ...

Here are five of the strangest end-of-life solutions money can buy... WHEN someone pops their clogs, you can be pretty sure they’ll either be buried or cremated – but some prefer a send off that’s a ...