One environmental problem New York State has is pollution of Onondaga Lake. The Lake is polluted because sewage plants have dumped their waste into the lake.. Also, disrespectful people have thrown garbage and litter into the lake. Some solutions that have been proposed are to create a new sewage plant that will cost 128 million dollars. Also, a volunteer clean-up crew has assisted in cleaning up the lake. This article caught our eye because pollution in New York State is one of our biggest problems, especially in Onondaga Lake. People can no longer swim in this lake anymore and can no longer eat the fish that live in the lake.