5 Grave concerns.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Vermont just made it easier to be green when you're gone. A bill changing the minimum required depth of graves from 5 feet to 3 1/2 feet was headed for likely passage at press time. Supporters say shallower graves promote faster, more thorough decomposition of corpses, the Burlington Free Press reports. "This is a way for us to truly give back" to the environment, one supporter said. Opponents are concerned shallower burial sites might attract scavenging...