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Onondaga Nation Calls for Better Cleanup of Onondaga Lake: Point to cap failures as sign remedy of Superfund site needs to be improved

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Onondaga Lake – The Onondaga Nation predicted in 2005 that the planned cap over Honeywell’s toxic waste at the bottom of Onondaga Lake would fail. But even they were surprised at how soon their predictions came true. In documents obtained by the Onondaga Nation from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through a Freedom of Information request regarding … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Calls for Better Cleanup of Onondaga Lake: Point to cap failures as sign remedy of Superfund site needs to be improved

Honeywell’s cap to seal in Onondaga Lake toxins has broken loose three times

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- The layer of sand Honeywell has applied to the Onondaga Lake bottom to keep toxic mercury and other chemicals in place has failed at least three times since 2012, spilling wastes onto areas of the lake that had been relatively clean. "Essentially Honeywell's cleanup efforts put contaminated muck into deep lake areas that didn't have to be cleaned up," said … [Read more...] about Honeywell’s cap to seal in Onondaga Lake toxins has broken loose three times

Onondaga Nation Youth Protest Onondaga Lake Swim

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Onondaga Lake —Onondaga Lake isn’t clean yet, and the Onondaga Nation knows it.  That’s why over 20 Onondaga Nation youth stood up for their future and protested at the “Clean Lake Party in the Park” at which 40 local Syracuse politicians and celebrities jumped in the lake. “I don’t want to see anyone get sick or hurt from this lake,” stated Pierce Smith, of the Onondaga … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation Youth Protest Onondaga Lake Swim