/tags/funerals funerals en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:59:21 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-08-24/the-forest-offers-green-burial-in-southern-oregon A cemetery often evokes images of mahogany coffins, ornate headstones and embalmed bodies. That’s not the case for The Forest Conservation Burial Ground, the first burial ground in Oregon that is completely dedicated to green burials. JPR's Sophia Prince recently took a tour ... Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:59:21 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-08-24/the-forest-offers-green-burial-in-southern-oregon Sophia Prince /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-08-14/dust-to-dust-will-california-lawmakers-legalize-human-composting-transforming-bodies-into-soil California lawmakers are considering a bill to add an after-death option beyond burial or cremation. It has received bipartisan support, but there are religious concerns. Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:41:01 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-08-14/dust-to-dust-will-california-lawmakers-legalize-human-composting-transforming-bodies-into-soil Marissa Garcia /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-05-09/being-kind-to-the-planet-in-funeral-planning We invited the Grim Reaper as a guest, but she's booked pretty solid, so we welcome The Green Reaper (yes, that's her nickname).Funeral customs in the… Wed, 09 May 2018 20:47:24 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-05-09/being-kind-to-the-planet-in-funeral-planning Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich