Onondaga Nation

URL/Address: 
http://www.onondaganation.org

Since 2000 the Partnership for Onondaga Creek has worked for environmental justice alongside the Onondaga Nation.  In 2009 a new amended federal consent order made EJ real in Syracuse.  This order  allowed for the scrapping of three proposed sewage plants and a disruptive huge pipeline on the Southside.  A combination of green infrastructure and storage and sewer separation projects replaced the previous combined sewer abatement plan.  

Last edited on June 19, 2011

Latest Update

Wednesday January 25, 2012 by Aggie

NYSDEC Awards POC and Its Partners a 2012 Environmental Justice Grant

The Partnership for Onondaga Creek (POC) and Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC) are pleased to announce the award of $49,967 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to their joint project called “Growing Syracuse’s Next Generation of Environmental Justice Leaders”. Out of 123 state applicants, the POC/OEC project is the sole winner for the Central New York region. The award will be administered by the groups’ fiscal sponsor, the Onondaga Environmental Institute.


“OEI is pleased to serve as the fiscal sponsor on this project,” stated Onondaga Environmental Institute President Edward Michalenko. “The project’s goals to empower youth to be active participants in creating positive change for their communities and the environment aligns nicely with OEI's mission to advance environmental research, education, planning and restoration in Central New York. Amy Samuels, OEI’s Education and Outreach Coordinator, is excited to provide youth technical training and mentoring.”

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