The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation. When the first U.S. indoor cremation machine was opened in 1876 in Lancaster, ...

An environmentally-friendly form of cremation is gaining traction in the United States, Neil Bowdler of BBC reports. The makers of the Resomation machine claim that it produces a third less greenhouse ...

Reporting from Sacramento — — California funeral directors are eager to start offering clients a new natural and greener way to dispose of their loved ones’ remains, but they need a change in ...

Dublin, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Cremation Machine Market by Operational Efficiency, Environmental Impact, Technology Integration, Market Application, Building Codes Compliance, ...

Finally, there's a third option to dealing with human remains aside from the age-old choice between burial and cremation. Now, bodies can be liquified as a more eco-friendly alternative.The ...

Historians estimate cremation developed as a funeral practice about 5,000 years ago, but it’s only become popular in the United States over the past couple decades. More than 60% of Minnesotans who ...

A rise in requests for cremation is changing the way funeral homes and cemeteries do business in Massachusetts. Since 1960, the rate of cremations has risen nationwide from 3.6 percent to nearly 41 ...

Heafey Hoffmann Dworak & Cutler is seeking $5.75 million after a fire damaged a funeral chapel at 78th Street and West Center Road. An Omaha mortuary and its insurers are seeking at least $5.75 ...