Onondaga Lake's tumultuous past and its strides toward a safer future

Onondaga Lake has served as a salt bed, a tourist attraction and eventually, a dumping ground. It quickly became one of the most polluted lakes in the world, but cleanup efforts are providing significant results. https://shorturl.at/BrkNl ______________ Visit https://www.cnycentral.com/ for the news that matters most to Central New Yorkers. Stay up to date with our social media: Facebook:   / cnycentral   Twitter:   / cnycentral   Instagram:   / cnycentral   WSTM and WSTQ are Syracuse-based stations, NBC and CW Television affiliates, owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Sinclair also operates WTVH a CBS affiliate for Syracuse under a JSA/SSA agreement with Granite Broadcasting. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #CNYCentral #WSTM #WSTQ #WTVH #Syracuse