“Gov. Kate Brown signed House Bill 2574 into law on Tuesday, adding natural organic reduction to the range of approved after-life options in the west coast state.”
Embalming puts formaldehyde in the ground and cremation burns energy and puts carbon in the air. Composting turns a body into soil in a few weeks. The funeral industry sells caskets and plots, so it has every reason to drag its feet. Oregon joins Washington in letting people skip the upsell.