February 08, 2023
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New York has placed a moratorium on permits for fossil fuel-burning cryptocurrency mining operations such as this one, operated by Greenidge Generation Holdings in Dresden, N.Y. | Greenidge Generation Holdings

NY Slaps Moratorium on Certain Crypto Mining Permits

First-in-nation Measure Seeks to Limit Emissions Impact

Nov 27, 2022
John Cropley
Environmental & Social Justice / Fossil Fuels / New York / NYISO / New York / Natural Gas

Citing climate risks, New York imposed the nation’s first moratorium on permitting new crypto mining operations powered by fossil fuel generation.

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