Electeds, Advocates, & Attorneys Fight Back As FLX Cryptominer Greenidge Generation Sues to Gut CLCPA

DRESDEN, NY (08/21/2024) (readMedia)-- On Thursday, Assemblymember Anna Kelles, attorneys with Earthjustice, and Finger Lakes community members will hold a press conference to condemn climate-killing cryptominer Greenidge Generation's last-ditch effort to continue mining Bitcoin burning fracked gas on Seneca Lake and gut New York's nation-leading climate law in the process.

After receiving their third and final decision from the Department of Environmental Conservation denying their Air Permit (their permit was first denied in June 2022, and they lost on appeal twice), Greenidge has now filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court, Yates County. Greenidge is seeking to continue cryptomining as they appeal the NYS DEC's decision to deny its Title V Air Permit renewal application, and arguing that the DEC should not be allowed to refuse permits based on the CLCPA -- New York's climate law that the DEC and other agencies are tasked with enforcing.

After the Finger Lakes community successfully won their years-long fight against Greenidge in 2022, it became a national story and served as the test case for how states should handle exploitative and extractive cryptomining. At this press conference, the group will go over the details of the new case and the major implications it could have on New York's efforts to combat climate change.