PFAS, toxic chemicals linked to a host of health harms, are found in a variety of everyday goods, including in plastic containers holding consumer products.
Mandy DeRoche, Deputy Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “Greenidge’s operations conflict with New York’s climate law and represent significant environmental risks. The communities around Seneca Lake have been vocal about the negative impact of this facility, and we support DEC’s authority to uphold the standards set by the CLCPA.”
Earthjustice and our partners are fighting to loosen the fossil fuel industry’s destructive grip on our world. We can win — and it will take all of us.
Major polluter Greenidge Generation files lawsuit in order to continue mining cryptocurrency and polluting the environment while challenging DEC’s permit denial in court
Climate-killing crypto miner Greenidge Generation became a national story and test case for how states should handle the exploitative and extractive crypto mining industry
The 2022 law required the DEC to produce a study into cryptomining’s environmental impacts by November 22, 2023; Without a completed environmental study, New York further delays meeting Climate Act goals
The win-win legislation jump-starts cleaner air with emissions-free buses and provides green sector jobs; Lawmakers, union leaders, and advocates urge Governor Hochul to Include in 2025 NY Final Budget
The petition asks EPA to regulate PFAS created that leach from more than 100 million fluorinated plastic containers into household products and the environment
Earthjustice successfully blocked much damage, and we’ve seen progress toward repair under the Biden administration. But we will never recover some of what was lost.
Environmental group accuses Tyson of capitalizing on consumers’ interest in purchasing climate-friendly foods by falsely claiming it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketing its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”
Company has not notified local communities of their investigation
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