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Coverage dated September 18, 2022 to September 19, 2022

Human Composting Will Be a New Burial Option for California Families

Headline from NBC New York, from the development of Sep 19, 2022

Newest development Sep 20, 2022 · 2 reportsCalifornia becomes fifth state to legalize human composting

The fist state to allow human composting was Washington in 2019. Other states that have legalized the practice include Oregon, Colorado and Vermont.

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    Human Composting Will Be a New Burial Option for California Families

    Headline from NBC New York ·

  2. Newest

    California becomes fifth state to legalize human composting

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

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  1. NBC New York

    Human Composting Will Be a New Burial Option for California Families (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The fist state to allow human composting was Washington in 2019. Other states that have legalized the practice include Oregon, Colorado and Vermont.

  2. Triblive

    California's dead will have a new burial option: Human composting (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will begin allowing an alternative burial method known as human composting in 2027, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday. Assembly Bill 351 by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) will create a state regulatory process for natural organic redu…

  3. The Guardian

    Human composting: California clears the way for greener burial method (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The state is the fifth to legalize the environmentally-friendly process which allows for the natural reduction of human remains to soil

  4. Lamag

    California Legalizes Human Composting as a Clean Burial Alternative (opens Lamag)

    Published

    Lamag's feed description

    The cheaper and environmentally friendlier method is leading a growing movement away from more traditional death rituals

  5. Courthouse News Service

    California becomes fifth state to legalize human composting (opens Courthouse News Service)

    Published

    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The death services industry may be looking toward “natural organic reduction,” as five U.S. states have now rolled out legislation to sanction the burial practice.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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