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Now that Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law a temporary ban in New York state on some types of crypto mining, the state's environmental agency will begin a review to see whether the practice is too harmful to the climate to continue.
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Ithaca-area State Assemblywoman Anna Kelles believes this moratorium is just the beginning in crypto mining laws.
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In a major win for environmental groups, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation placing a two-year ban on new large-scale operations used to generate cryptocurrency Tuesday.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has not yet said whether she will sign or veto the measure, which would enact a two-year pause on the state issuing air permits to companies who want to buy old fossil fuel power plants and convert them to what’s known as “proof of work” crypto mining.
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Wineries and environmental advocates say nearby company Greenidge Generation causes an environmental risk.
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State officials denied required air permit renewals Thursday to a bitcoin-mining power plant in the Finger Lakes that environmentalists called a threat to New York’s climate goals.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has not revealed how she might act on a two-year moratorium on some types of crypto mining approved by the state legislature.
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The future of the crypto mining industry In New York state now sits on the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul. State lawmakers approved a two-year moratorium on certain kinds of cryptocurrency mining, and supporters are calling on the governor to quickly sign it into law.
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The New York State Assembly passed legislation implementing a partial moratorium on some cryptocurrency mining Tuesday, granting a win for environmental activists.