After Front Page Buffalo News Expose, Residents & Experts Call on Gov. to Deny Permit for WNY Crypto Mine

Gov. Hochul and the DEC sit on Digihost/Fortistar's air permit renewal application while the out-of-state company misleads the community and harms the climate, environment, and local quality of life

NORTH TONAWANDA, NY (09/07/2023) (readMedia)-- After a front page story in the Buffalo News exposed the false promises made by Digihost/Fortistar, North Tonawandans and experts are urging Governor Hochul and her administration to deny the climate killing crypto-mine's air permit renewal. The out-of-state company promised locals that there would be new jobs, no noise, and sustainable practices – none of which have come to fruition. Instead, locals hear constant noise from the plant while it ramps up to generate more than carbon emissions equivalent to 66,000 cars on the road – while the rest of the state focuses on reducing emissions in order to meet the mandates of NYS's climate law. The operation applied for a renewal of its air permit more than two years ago, and advocates are demanding the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation protect North Tonawanda and the climate by following the precedent it set when it denied crypto-miner Greenidge Generation's air permit in June 2022.

WHO:

Jessamine De Ocampo, Earthjustice (emcee)

North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec

Colin Read, Economist and Former Mayor of Plattsburgh

Deborah Gondek, North Tonawanda Climate Task Force

Kevin O’Connor, North Tonawanda Resident

Bridge Rauch, Environmental Justice Organizer, Clean Air Coalition WNY

Liz Moran, New York Policy Advocate, Earthjustice
WHAT:

 Residents and Experts will urge Governor Hochul and her administration to deny the air permit renewal for Digihost/Fortistar North Tonawanda, the polluting proof-of-work crypto mining operation in Western New York.
WHEN: Thursday September 07, 2023 at 10:30AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Zoom (link below)
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Meeting ID: 873 9250 9475

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