Environment

Pat Fugal is not one to let grass grow under her feet -- nor weeds, either.

On a day when The Associated Press is reporting that scientists have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to get hooked on tobacco, teens throughout the valley were working to clean up smokers' mess.

Lawsuits filed Friday against state and federal wildlife officials demand that the family of Sam Ives be paid at least $2.1 million for his death from a bear attack.

The family of Sam Ives will file lawsuits Friday against the state of Utah and the federal government over a bear attack that lead to the 11-year-old's death.

The American Fork City Council looked at ways to get more residents involved in recycling, but stopped short of making the program mandatory at a March 20 work session. The city has provided optional recycling services for more than a year, but had been considering making it city-wide, in part because the participation rate has been lower than hoped.

The new Cedar Hills Cottonwood Well project has not gone quite as well as the city, or the well builders had hoped, as reported to the City Council March 4 and March 18.

Provo City is taking a page out of the Cub Scouts' book for an event next week.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food kicked off national Agriculture Day on Thursday with a visit to Salem Elementary School. The day also marked the beginning of the Great Utah Agricultural Survey, which students at the school took time to answer.

Hoping to improve the hugely popular Provo River trail, Utah County is looking to add another foot bridge near Bridal Veil Falls.

At the Lake Side Power Plant in Vineyard, there is no smoke and there are, unfortunately, no young employees.

The stink from the North County sewer plant has been reported from up to eight miles away, and recently caused some local business people to send employees home early.