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Monday, April 08, 2013  New odor control measures are being put in place following neighbor complaints about foul smells.

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.

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.

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

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  The DEC and Honeywell have agreed on a plan to cap and remediate several chemical waste beds in the Town of Camillus.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  Onondaga County is planning to build a network of trees, trenches, gardens, and rain barrels to prevent storm water from reaching sewers and the lake.

Thursday, February 04, 2010  A scheduled public information meeting about the Onondaga Lake cleanup efforts drew a large crowd to the State Fairgrounds on Thursday. Even before the meeting started, organizers acknowledged that most of the crowd was there to ask questions about a plan by the DEC and Honeywell to remove contaminated sediment from the lake and move it to a location in Camillus.

Monday, January 18, 2010  Some Camillus residents are mobilizing against the plans to clean Onondaga Lake. They say they want the lake to be cleaned but the residents all live in the area where the Department of Environmental Conservation wants to put the toxic sediment removed from the lake.