NY County Sued over Approval of Crypto Mining Operation By CoinEdition

• Earthjustice filed a suit with the Supreme Court of Albany County.
• The lawsuit was filed citing violations of CLCPA in the approval of a PoW crypto mining operation.
• The 24/7 crypto mining operations will further increase greenhouse gas emissions.

Clean Air Coalition of Western New York and Sierra Club represented by Earthjustice, a nonprofit public interest environmental law organization, filed suit with the Supreme Court of Albany County. The lawsuit was filed citing violations of New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in the approval of a fossil fuel-burning Proof of Work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining operation.

Predicting a possible danger, the lawsuit challenged the New York Public Service Commission (PSC)’s approval to transfer ownership of the occasionally utilized power plant in New York, making it into a 24/7 crypto mining operation. This is the first lawsuit which is demanding that a state agency should follow the legal obligations established by N.Y. state’s climate law.

CLCPA stated that the PSC approved the sale of Fortistar North Tonawanda, a 55-megawatt fracked gas power plant located in Western New York to Digihost International, a Canadian cryptocurrency mining company.

Moreover, CLCPA pinpointed that For …

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