A rural Minnesota community has been torn apart by a bitter fight over plans for a controversial 'green cemetery' where bodies would be buried naturally beneath trees and wildflowers.

A sprawling 20-acre hayfield in rural Minnesota was meant to become a green cemetery where loved ones could be buried in a ...

In this 2021 file photo, daffodils are seen around Rainbow's End Cemetery, a natural burial ground located on Mill Creek Road in Orrington. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN NORTHPORT, Maine — The ...

Perhaps one of life’s hardest tasks is deciding what to do with a loved one’s—or even your own—bodily remains. Do you go the cremation route? What about human composting or a green burial? What’s the ...

A wicker-woven casket emerged from a funeral hearse earlier this month at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery for what would be the final resting place of Barbara Finley James. The coffin, modest ...

Each day, Americans visit cemeteries to honor their loved ones. However, cemeteries are also the site of mass pollution, with almost a million gallons of embalming fluid and enough steel to build the ...

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI –Plainfield Township will soon allow “green burials” in its cemetery located at 6205 Packer Drive NE. The alternative method of burial has been described by some as more ...

In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...