Cremation was used in 54 percent of deaths in 2019, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. They project that to rise to around 78 percent by 2040. Here are some pros and cons of ...

A neighborhood association vowed to continue pushing back with Evans Funeral Chapel after Maryland regulators greenlighted ...

Rivero founded Pacific Interment in 1992, specializing in cremation at a time when the process was not widely used. In December of 2023, he installed his aquamation system, ...

Some mourners view the water cremation process as gentler on the body, making it more favorable, Brown said. “Some people prefer water to fire,” Brown said.

A zoning proposal would allow funeral homes and crematories to conduct alkaline hydrolysis, colloquially known as water cremation.

Rhode Island's House passed a bill to allow human composting for the second year in a row and "water cremation" for the first time. ... The composting process costs $7,000.