Heather Beasley Doyle is a journalist, writer, and editor based in Arlington. A hush settles over Mary Lauren Fraser’s workshop in Western Massachusetts on a November morning as five students ...

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 ...

While many of us might imagine death as our final mark on the earth, the environmental impacts of conventional burial methods leave behind a legacy most of us wouldn’t be too proud of. For instance, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With an ever-growing list of ways to deal with human remains, it can be hard to know which method is best for the Earth. Most of ...

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 ...

In an era of increasing environmental consciousness, the practice of “green burials” is growing in popularity — including at numerous Catholic cemeteries throughout the United States. The funeral and ...

Funeral practices in America have changed considerably over the past few generations. While they may have included mushrooms, they likely didn't include mushroom caskets. But what if there was another ...

A biodegradable casket made from mushrooms is one way to limit waste. A biodegradable casket made from mushrooms is one way to limit waste. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the ...

Sustainability asks us to think generations ahead — to care for the planet we will leave to those who come after us. Funerals, by contrast, ask us to honor those who came before. Green burial brings ...

Sarah Lasswell initially planted willow in 2018 to prevent erosion in one of the bottom fields of her North Carolina flower farm, Moss & Thistle. A year later, however, she came across an image of a ...

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. Industry ...

Perhaps a green burial is the least we can do to repay the planet for all it has given us and all the damage we’ve caused. Thinking about death is complicated; it can bring up fear and stress, even ...