According to the Record of Decision (ROD) and the Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD), Honeywell’s cleanup will: Dredge up to 2.65 million cubic yards of contaminated sediments to a depth ...

LINK: Onondaga Lake- A Timeline of Pollution 1600-2000 by Michael Oberg Onondaga Lake is roughly 4.5 miles long, 1 mile wide, and lies in Central New York, next to the city of Syracuse. The lake has ...

Because of the complexity and severity of the toxic waste, in 1994 Onondaga Lake was added to the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The Onondaga Lake Superfund is broken down into 9 ...

When the Onondaga gather, the Ganoñhanyoñh is recited. This ritual gives thanks to all of the living parts of creation that includes the cool water. Without which there would be no life. “Water runs ...

The Onondaga Nation will recover more than 1,000 acres of forest lands in the Tully Valley through an historic agreement with New York State and the federal government. This property, identified for ...

This belt is a national belt of the Haudenosaunee. The belt is named after Hiawatha, an Onondaga who was the Peacemaker’s helper in spreading the good words of Peace. In this belt, it records when ...

The Onondaga and the Haudenosaunee saw the colonists growing and uniting to become a new government called the United States of America. After fighting with the Haudenosaunee in the French and Indian ...

The Land Rights Case In 2005 – The Onondaga Nation filed a federal Lawsuit against the State of New York for the taking by the state of traditional Onondaga Homelands. The land rights action ...

The People From time immemorial, our ancestors lived near Onondaga Lake. The Lake, its waters, plants, fish, shore birds, and animals are an intrinsic part of our existence. Long ago, the Peacemaker ...

In 1613, the Mohawks noticed people coming into their territory unannounced. The visitors had begun to cut trees and clear land for their homes and farms. They had entered the lands of the ...

1881 — The Solvay Process Company was incorporated. The company’s main product was soda ash, a substance used to make glass, chemicals, detergents, and paper. 1883 — The Solvay Process Company ...

The George Washington Belt is one of the greatest examples of Haudenosaunee diplomacy with the United States. The belt represents the ratification of the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty, one of the United ...