{"id":89,"date":"2017-10-11T16:07:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oei2.tealemonade.us\/about-us"},"modified":"2021-03-26T00:15:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T04:15:23","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oei2.org\/beta\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Onondaga Lake Cleanup Corporation (OLCC) was formed in 1990 as a not-for-profit organization to administer the Onondaga Lake Management Conference (OLMC), created by the US Congress; and managed and implemented projects and programs of the OLMC through its transition to the Onondaga Lake Partnership (OLP) in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Since August 2001, the OLCC operated as an independent not-for-profit institution dedicated to public education, scientific research, and remediation of Onondaga Lake and its surrounding lands.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2006, the OLCC changed its name to the Onondaga Environmental Institute (OEI); and in December 2006, expanded its mission beyond Onondaga Lake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"menu-block-wrapper menu-block-1 menu-name-main-menu parent-mlid-0 menu-level-2\">\n<ul class=\"menu clearfix\">\n<li class=\"first leaf menu-mlid-509\"><a title=\"Mission\" href=\"\/oei2\/about-us\/mission\">Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"collapsed menu-mlid-510\"><a title=\"Capabilities\" href=\"\/oei2\/about-us\/capabilities\">Capabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"leaf menu-mlid-511\"><a title=\"Corporate History\" href=\"\/oei2\/about-us\/corporate-history\">Corporate History<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"leaf menu-mlid-799\"><a title=\"Board of Directors\" href=\"\/oei2\/about-us\/board-of-directors\">Board of Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"leaf menu-mlid-512\"><a title=\"Our Team\" href=\"\/oei2\/about-us\/our-team\">Our Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oei2.org\/about-us\/accomplishments\/\">Accomplishments<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last leaf menu-mlid-1144\"><a title=\"Opportunities\" href=\"\/oei2\/about-us\/opportunities\">Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/oei2\/about-us\/affiliates\">Affiliates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Contact\" href=\"\/oei2\/contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since August 2001, the OLCC has operated as an independent not-for-profit institution dedicated to public education, scientific research, and remediation of Onondaga Lake and its surrounding lands. 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