Carlton County proposes moratorium on green burials

Carlton County proposes moratorium on green burials

CARLTON — As a statewide moratorium on green burials is set to expire, Carlton County is considering an additional one-year moratorium on the practice to study possible health and environmental impacts of the emerging practice. On Tuesday, Carlton County residents expressed excitement and concern at a Carlton County Board of Commissioners public hearing on the proposed moratorium. The moratorium was not brought to a vote after the hearing. “It w…

County leans into burial pause; lawsuit filed

The Carlton County board is expected to vote on a one-year moratorium for any new or modified green burial cemeteries at its meeting Tuesday. It will do so at a time it is being sued, by a claim made in federal court that the county unlawfully prevented one proposed cemetery from operating in the county. “I’m not here to comment on this quote moratorium, I simply want you all to know one thing tha...