The Ecopsychology of Green Burial

Carlton County extends moratorium on green burials

CARLTON — Carlton County will extend a moratorium for up to a year on green burials to further study possible health and environmental impacts of the interment practice. The Carlton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a county moratorium on Tuesday, June 10. The vote comes as a statewide moratorium on establishing new green burial sites is set to expire in July. Commissioner Thomas Proulx was not present. "The purpose of this mora…

The Ecopsychology of Green Burial

Green burial gives back what conventional burial has taken away.

Green burials topic of Floyd County Library program

NEW ALBANY – Nowadays, many people are becoming more aware of the environment and what kinds of things they can do to help reduce their carbon footprint. Included in that are funeral homes and cemeteries. Some burial places have even…

County begins green burial impact study

The controversial green burial conversation continues in Carlton County after an out of towner purchased property in Blackhoof Township in the fall of 2022 to create a green burial cemetery.

County stops green burials for one year

The Carlton County board voted unanimously to implement a one-year moratorium on green burials during its meeting Tuesday. No new or modified green burial cemeteries will be allowed as the county works to wrap its ordinances around a recent state health department study on green burials. The county's moratorium comes as a two-year state moratorium on green burials - launched in part due to...