But water cremation — or alkaline hydrolysis — is legal in 28 other states, and its ecological benefits have piqued the interest of a growing number of Texans. So much so that a few years ago ...

What with everything becoming hipster-fied these days (an avocado can no longer be just an avocado, a pineapple can no longer be any colour other than pink, yada yada), we were unsurprised to ...

Alkaline hydrolysis liquefies the body using water and lye. It's considered a "greener" approach to burial than cremation. While it hasn't caught on widely yet, some consider it the burial method ...

Brown, left, stands Thursday with Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway over an alkaline hydrolysis system that provides a "water cremation" option. Photo By Danielle J. Brown. A Baltimore funeral ...

Paws Finding Peace, a pet clinic in Chicopee, offers an alternative to typical cremation methods when pets die. The clinic ...

Alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, is heralded as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cremation. It uses water, chemicals and heat to rapidly break down a body, leaving ...