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Human composting offers an environmentally friendly alternative; Gas stoves emissions : Here & Now Anytime At least 14 people are dead after torrential rain in California caused flash flooding across the state. KQED's Dan Brekke joins us. And, Drexel University professor Josiah Kephart talks about the potential federal ban on gas stoves. Then, New York is the latest state to give residents the option of composting their loved ones instead of using the standard burial or cremation. Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Seattle's Recompose, offers what she calls "ecological death care." Software manager Nina Schoen says her end-of-life plan includes human composting.

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Human composting offers an environmentally friendly alternative; Gas stoves emissions

Human composting offers an environmentally friendly alternative; Gas stoves emissions

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At least 14 people are dead after torrential rain in California caused flash flooding across the state. KQED's Dan Brekke joins us.

And, Drexel University professor Josiah Kephart talks about the potential federal ban on gas stoves.

Then, New York is the latest state to give residents the option of composting their loved ones instead of using the standard burial or cremation. Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Seattle's Recompose, offers what she calls "ecological death care." Software manager Nina Schoen says her end-of-life plan includes human composting.

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