DRESDEN, Oct. 11. 2022 — Shares of Greenidge Generation LLC have plunged nearly 30 percent following the sudden resignation of … More
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Greenidge’s CEO, Jeff Kirt, Abruptly Resigns as Company Reels Financially; Canadian Forestry Exec Replaces Him
DRESDEN, Oct. 9, 2022 — Jeffrey Kirt, Greenidge Generation Holdings LLC’s chief executive officer, abruptly resigned Friday from the Bitcoin … More
Greenidge’s Warm Water Discharges Heated Seneca Lake Beyond State Limits; But DEC Waiver Excuses Violations
DRESDEN, Oct. 7, 2022 — Massive discharges of warmed water from the Greenidge Generation power plant into Keuka Outlet and … More
DOH Finally Publishes Draft PFAS Rules; Advocates Say They Ignore EPA’s Recent Health Warning and Current Science
ALBANY, Oct. 6, 2022 — The state Department of Health published draft rules Wednesday on drinking water limits for 23 … More
Missing Deadline to Install Fish Screens, Greenidge Plant Begins Sixth Year of Harming Aquatic Life in Seneca Lake
DRESDEN, Oct. 1, 2022 — The Greenidge Generation power plant missed its Sept. 30 state deadline to install fish screens … More
Greenidge Faces Liquidity Squeeze After Heavy Borrowing to Buy Latest Bitcoin Mining ‘Rigs’; Stock Sinks Below $2
DRESDEN, Sept. 24, 2022 — Shares of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. closed below $2 for the first time Friday, as … More
DOH Skips Deadlines in Law Requiring Regulations to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water as EPA Sounds Alarm About Risks
ALBANY, Sept. 21, 2022 —The state Department of Health continues to ignore its June 19 legal deadline for announcing draft … More
DEC Sees No Environmental Risk in Mercury-Laced Sediment Only Yards From Greenidge’s Proposed Dredging
DRESDEN, Aug. 29, 2022 — Sediment highly contaminated with mercury, lead, PCBs and pesticides lies only a few yards away … More
Seneca and Skaneateles Lakes Are Hit With First Toxic Blooms of Summer; Plans Seek to Cut Farming Phosphorus
SKANEATELES, Aug. 18, 2022 — Widespread outbreaks of toxic cyanobacteria were reported across the Finger Lakes this week, including the … More
Will Greenidge Face Any Consequences For Missing Its Oct. 1 Deadline to Install Screens on Its Huge Water Intake Pipe?
DRESDEN, Aug. 9, 2022 — For more than five years, Greenidge Generation has skirted a federal law that requires power … More
