Crypto miner deserts Pennsylvania site, fails to plug wells: Report

Cryptocurrency Mining Leaves Site in Pennsylvania Cryptocurrencies mining in Pennsylvania faces a new challenge, after Diversified Energy decided to abandon its operations, leaving behind uncapped wells and a site in apparent abandonment.This movement has generated concern among residents and authorities who fear the environmental implications of this decision. Diversified Energy’s abandonment of this site has not only shaken the local landscape…

Crypto miner deserts Pennsylvania site, fails to plug wells: Report - WorldNL Magazine

Cryptocurrency miner Diversified Energy quietly vacated a natural gas-powered crypto mining site in Elk County, Pennsylvania, reportedly leaving behind unplugged wells and regulatory violations.The site, known as Longhorn Pad A, was revived in 2022 after sitting dormant for nearly a decade when Diversified began using it to fuel on-site generators powering cryptocurrency mining computers, according to a report by the Erie Times-News.Per the repo…

Diversified Energy Under Fire for Abandoned Crypto Site

Diversified Energy, a cryptocurrency mining company, has left a natural gas-powered mining site in Elk County, Pennsylvania, without properly closing the wells.

Crypto miner deserts Pennsylvania site, fails to plug wells: Report

Diversified Energy has vacated a gas-powered crypto mining site in Pennsylvania, raising environmental concerns over unplugged wells and permit violations.

This old mine in rural Pennsylvania was used to power crypto—and then it shut down without a word

State inspectors find site abandoned, raising concerns about pollution from unplugged wells across Appalachia. Just beyond a fenced-off access road in fields of tall grass on public land in Pennsylvania’s northwest sits a natural gas well pad that sat...