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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Honeywell provides CNYCentral with an exclusive update on the Onondaga Lake clean-up project.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Camillus Clean Air Coalition asked a federal judge to stop Honeywell from dumping sediment dredged from Onondaga Lake at Wastebed 13 in Camillus. Arguments in the case were heard in federal court in Syracuse on Friday morning.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The House Intelligence Committee chairman says Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people is troubling but adds that he is also worried about those weapons falling into the wrong hands after President Bashar Assad is driven from power.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Camillus Clean Air Coalition filed for the temporary restraining order to stop the dumping of contaminated dredged materials at Wastebed 13

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Dredging at Onondaga Lake is scheduled to begin this week, despite a new independent report released Monday by two scientsits which quantifys past and future exposure to residents in the Camillus area.

Monday, April 08, 2013  When you're navigating grocery store isles, you might never imagine that there are foods with the same ingredients used to make floors shine.

Friday, March 15, 2013  A New York federal appeals court says environmental activists can try to prove that a chemical found in some soaps is potentially dangerous.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  The Onondaga Lake Visitors Center, which aims to give the community an opportunity to learn about the lake cleanup of Onondaga Lake, opens this Friday.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Health professionals rally downtown against Governor Cuomo's plan to conduct an internal health review on fracking.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Safely discard your hazardous waste this weekend.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A new study suggests a connection between the BPA chemical used in food packaging and childhood obesity. But the researchers say their findings don't prove BPA causes obesity.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about rare chemical burns reported by people using popular pain relief products like Bengay, Icy Hot and Flexall.

Monday, September 10, 2012  State health and environmental officials plan to meet with community leaders in Watertown over concerns about toxic chemicals at a former industrial site.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Senator Schumer is taking action against phthalates, a toxic chemical linked to long-term health complications, in school supplies.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Johnson & Johnson plans to remove potentially cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals from nearly all its adult toiletries and cosmetic products worldwide within 3 1/2 years.