PRESS RELEASE: Oct. 12, 2006 Onondaga Nation Communications SECRET NEGOTIATIONS LEAD TO A PUBLIC HANDSHAKE: NEW YORK STATE AND HONEYWELL AGREE TO BURY EVEN MORE TOXIC WASTE ON THE BOTTOM OF ONONDAGA LAKE “Clean-up” plan farce reaches new low as Honeywell extends lakeshore and fills in a significant part of the lake, by 50 to 100 feet Syracuse, New York - After a … [Read more...] about Secret Negotiations Lead To A Public Handshake: New York State And Honeywell Agree To Bury Even More Toxic Waste On The Bottom Of Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Presses Forward With Land Rights Action Targeting Corporate Polluters
PRESS RELEASE: Oct. 12, 2006 Onondaga Nation Communications ONONDAGA PRESSES FORWARD WITH LAND RIGHTS ACTION TARGETING CORPORATE POLLUTERS Nation Charges New York State Violated Federal Law in Taking Historic Territory Amends Complaint In Light Of Recent Federal And Supreme Court Decisions Onondaga Nation Territory—The Onondaga Nation today repeated its resolve to find … [Read more...] about Onondaga Presses Forward With Land Rights Action Targeting Corporate Polluters
Honeywell agrees to clean up New York lake
By Scott Malone Rueters BOSTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to a $451 million cleanup of pollution in Onondaga Lake in upstate New York, New York state Gov. George Pataki said on Thursday. Honeywell confirmed that a settlement had been reached and said it was in line with its previous estimates. A company … [Read more...] about Honeywell agrees to clean up New York lake
Pointing Out the Hotspots Tour focuses on environmental justice in Syracuse
Syracuse Post Standard By Delen Goldberg Staff writer They stood at South Salina and Castle streets holding signs that read, "EPA and DEC: Do the right thing!" and "I want to swim in Onondaga Lake." They chanted, "Fire it up, ready to go!" and cheered through bull horns. Most importantly, the group of residents and environmental advocates gathered Monday on … [Read more...] about Pointing Out the Hotspots Tour focuses on environmental justice in Syracuse
SU sees jump in Indian students
Program nearly triples number of new American Indian students on campus Syracuse Post Standard By Nancy Buczek Staff writer Syracuse University's current population of new American Indian students is greater than ever before, jumping more than 181percent compared to last fall. SU officials attribute the increase from 16 new American Indian students last year to 45 … [Read more...] about SU sees jump in Indian students
Goodall makes appeal to save Onondaga Lake
Woman famous for studying chimps advocates living in harmony with nature. Syracuse Post Standard By Delen Goldberg Staff writer Forty years ago, Jane Goodall recognized human qualities in the chimpanzees she studied in Africa. Though they built tools and engaged in warfare, she saw compassion and emotion in the animals scientists previously thought of as purely … [Read more...] about Goodall makes appeal to save Onondaga Lake
A Forgotten Truth
Syracuse Post Standard Sean Kirst POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST Onondaga Lake, its waters gray and restless in a September drizzle, spread out in front of Tom Porter Tuesday as he told a story. Porter is a Mohawk Indian, and he was explaining what he knows about the Mohawk hairstyle to a crowd that included Jane Goodall, the renowned scientist. Many young Americans use that … [Read more...] about A Forgotten Truth