Comment today on the DEC’s Draft Generic Environmental Impact on Cryptomining!

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has released it’s draft generic environmental impact study on the environmental, climate, public health, and other impacts of cryptocurrency mining, particularly proof-of-work based processes.

You can read the DGEIS by clicking here. More information about this study is available on the DEC’s “Climate Change Statutes, Regulations, And Policies” webpage under the “Cryptocurrency Mining Law” header.

Public comments are being accepted by DEC through September 25 by emailing climatechange@dec.ny.gov with the subject line “Crypto Draft GEIS.”

We have also set up a digital letter campaign that you can use to submit your comments – click here to send a letter using our ActionNetwork tool!

Also don’t forget to submit a comment to the Public Service Commission before this coming Monday July 28 opposing the sale of the Fortistar gas-fired power plant to Digihost – this blog post has guidance for how to submit a comment.