When it comes to handling a dead body, the two options have long been burial (whether at land or at sea) or cremation. But starting in 2020, Californians will have a third option: water cremation. The eco-friendly burial method—technically known as ‘alkaline hydrolysis’’—is becoming more common in t...

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