Challenging a $70B Waste Corporation Over Water Pollution
What WeDiscard
Direct Support
A billionaire-backed electric vehicle corporation has been illegally dumping lithium-ion battery waste across northeastern Ohio, contaminating soil and groundwater with heavy metals and trace radiation in communities of 41,000 residents. Ohio Land & Life Alliance is pursuing legal accountability, community health screening, and scientific documentation to force remediation and reshape federal EV waste disposal policy.
Overview
Drivers of Outrage
A privately held electric vehicle corporation backed by billionaire capital has been illegally disposing of end-of-life lithium-ion battery packs at industrial brownfield sites across northeastern Ohio — in flagrant violation of RCRA hazardous waste standards. Investigations have confirmed three illegal dump sites within 30 miles of Youngstown. Soil sampling at 9 of 11 tested parcels exceeds EPA hazardous…
41K+Residents Affected
People living within 5 miles of confirmed illegal lithium battery dump sites across Mahoning, Trumbull, and Stark counties.
U.S. EPA Region 5, 2024
2.1xAbove National Average
Heavy metal blood levels in children under 12 in affected ZIP codes compared to national benchmarks (Ohio Dept. of Health, 2024).
Ohio Dept. of Health, 2024
9 of 11Sites Exceed EPA Limits
Soil samples taken at dump-adjacent parcels testing above EPA hazardous thresholds for cobalt, nickel, and manganese.
41K+Residents Affected
People living within 5 miles of confirmed illegal lithium battery dump sites across Mahoning, Trumbull, and Stark counties.
U.S. EPA Region 5, 2024
2.1xAbove National Average
Heavy metal blood levels in children under 12 in affected ZIP codes compared to national benchmarks (Ohio Dept. of Health, 2024).
Ohio Dept. of Health, 2024
9 of 11Sites Exceed EPA Limits
Soil samples taken at dump-adjacent parcels testing above EPA hazardous thresholds for cobalt, nickel, and manganese.
Funding the Action
Every dollar raised goes directly to field science, legal action, and community support. Funds cover independent laboratory analysis for heavy metals and radiation byproducts, field research personnel and equipment, pediatric health screening logistics, legal review and court filings, expert witness fees, community assembly costs, and project administration. All expenditures are tracked, audited, and reported publicly. Ohio Land & Life Alliance is a registered 501(c)(3) — all donations are fully tax-deductible.
Each donated dollar supports health screening, legal action, or environmental testing for one of the 41,000 residents living near confirmed dump sites.
Potential Outcomes
Full funding delivers pediatric health screening for 2,000 children, expanded soil and water testing across 36 sites in 6 counties, and full legal representation for three active class action suits. A peer-reviewed community health study will be submitted for publication by September 2026 and delivered to Congressional subcommittee hearings on EV waste disposal policy. Formal legal filings will pursue…
My kids started getting nosebleeds every week after they started digging near that old lot. Nobody told us what was in the ground.”
The Bigger Picture
Timeline
Ohio Land & Life Alliance
Founded in 2021, Ohio Land & Life Alliance is an Akron-based nonprofit dedicated to community-led environmental monitoring, legal advocacy, and health impact documentation in northeastern Ohio. We work alongside affected residents, environmental scientists, and civil rights attorneys to expose corporate negligence and pursue accountability for industrial pollution. Since our founding, we have conducted soil and…