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Bitcoin Mining

A Company Eyes What Would Be North Carolina’s First Commercial Natural Gas Well

Deep River Data, with ties to cryptocurrency, says it would use the extracted gas to power a data center for “AI workloads,” not crypto mines.

By Lisa Sorg

 Data centers are energy-intensive, running servers around the clock to power streams of computer computations. Credit: Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
Bitcoin mines rely on loud fans like these, seen at a facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y., that can be disruptive for nearby communities. Credit: Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images

A Bitcoin Mine Came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township Isn’t Happy

By Tom Perkins
Bitcoin mining machines are seen at a facility in Houston on Nov. 14, 2022. Credit: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Fuel Further Environmental Destruction, Environmental Advocates Say 

By Phil McKenna
A person rides their bike past the US Bitcoin facility on Oct. 24, 2022 in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Credit: Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images

New York Bitcoin Miners Are Buying Up Power Plants—and Communities Are Fighting Back

By Lauren Dalban
Cheryl Shadden stands at the edge of her property across the street from the Wolf Hollow II power plant, which provides electricity for the Marathon Digital Bitcoin mining facility, in Granbury, Texas. Credit: Keaton Peters/Inside Climate News

Neighbors of Bitcoin Mine in Texas File Nuisance Lawsuit Over Noise Pollution

By Keaton Peters
A view of the Wolf Hollow II power plant, owned by Constellation Energy, in Granbury, Texas. Credit: Keaton Peters/Inside Climate News

A Power Plant Expansion Tied to Bitcoin Mining Faces Backlash From Conservative Texans

By Keaton Peters

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