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OHIO — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rolled out nearly $1 million in grants to celebrate Earth Day and help the environment.
Yost said the funds are going toward more than two dozen local governments to clean up illegal dump sites and prevent future dumping.
“Illegal dumping isn’t just an eyesore — it’s a health hazard and a public betrayal,” Yost said. “These grants give communities the funding needed to reclaim places where they live, work and raise their families.”
The funding comes from Yost’s “Shine a Light on Dumpers” initiative which launched in 2023 to tackle illegal dumping. The grants are funded through settlement dollars secured by Yost’s Environment Enforcement team.
There were grants for up to $100,000 in cleanup efforts; applicants could request up to $20,000 for equipment to deter future dumping.
Grant awards by region:
Central
- Clinton Township (Knox County) – equipment
- Fairfield County Health Department (Fairfield County) – equipment
- Madison Township (Fairfield County) – cleanup and equipment
- Marion Public Health (Marion County) – cleanup
Northeast
- Akron-Canton Airport (Summit County) – equipment
- Austintown Township (Mahoning County) – equipment
- City of Canton (Stark County) – equipment
- City of Elyria (Lorain County) – equipment
- City of Euclid (Cuyahoga County) – equipment
- Copley Township (Summit County) – equipment
- Warren Township (Trumbull County) – cleanup and equipment
- Washington Township (Columbiana County) – equipment
Southeast
- Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District (Adams/Clermont counties) – cleanup and equipment
- Brush Creek Township (Adams County) – cleanup
- Hocking County Health Department (Hocking County) – cleanup and equipment
- Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District (Jefferson County) – cleanup and equipment
- Marion Township (Morgan County) – cleanup
- Smith Township (Belmont County) – cleanup and equipment
Northwest
- Auglaize County (Auglaize County) – cleanup
- Richland County Sheriff’s Office (Richland County) – equipment
- Village of Harrod (Allen County) – cleanup and equipment
Southwest
- City of Dayton (Montgomery County) – cleanup and equipment
- Hamilton Township (Warren County) – cleanup
- Harrison Township (Montgomery County) – cleanup and equipment
- Village of New Richmond (Clermont County) – cleanup and equipment
- Village of Seven Mile (Butler County) – equipment
- Washington Township (Clermont County) – equipment
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Madison MacArthur
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