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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.

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.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A group of about 52 Camillus residents is suing Honeywell International over the dumping of contaminated sludge dredged from Onondaga Lake in their community.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  The dredging of contaminated muck at Onondaga Lake has shut down for the winter.

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 11, 2012  Dredging to remove pollutants from Onondaga Lake is expected to resume three weeks after complaints of foul odors shut down the project.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Think of it as vacuuming the lake, to pull out mercury and other pollutants

Friday, June 15, 2012  This weekend, hydroplanes will be flying on the surface of Onondaga Lake at speeds approaching 190 miles per hour.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  The cleanup of Onondaga Lake is about to meet a major milestone, and top state and federal officials are coming to the shoreline in Liverpool to "celebrate" it according to a media advisory.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  A bulldozer went into Onondaga Lake Tuesday morning after the driver had a medical emergency. The driver was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Honeywell International is preparing the shoreline for dredging this summer.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  Crews have nearly completed a 1½-mile-long barrier wall constructed as part of the ongoing project to clean up a heavily polluted lake in Central New York.

Thursday, December 09, 2010  The future plans to Onondaga Lake were put into focus Thursday night, as Honeywell unveiled its plans to revitalize the area along the Geddes shoreline.