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The Catch: Bitcoin mining and coal ash
-Housed in a former coal-fired plant, the bitcoin mining operation is energy intensive.
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In the Finger Lakes, a bitcoin mining plant billed as ‘green’ has a dirty coal ash problem
-Residents want regulators to force the bitcoin miner that took over an old coal plant to clean up coal ash contaminating water.