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A Bitcoin mining operation is opening northeast of Niagara Falls this month on the site of the last working coal plant in the state of New York. Across the state, a former aluminum plant in Massena, already one of the biggest cryptocurrency sites in the United States, is expanding. And in Owego, a metal-recycling mogul with 11.3 million Instagram followers is making a gritty

A Bitcoin mining operation is opening northeast of Niagara Falls this month on the site of the last working coal plant in the state of New York.

Cryptocurrency miners are flocking to New York’s faded industrial towns, prompting concern over the environmental impact of huge computer farms.

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By Edwin J. Viera edwin.viera@niagara-gazette.com Dec 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 NORTH TONAWANDA — With the budget for the city of North Tonawanda approved for next year, a public hearing was held to allow residents to speak on the sewer rate increases proposed in the budget. This comes several months after a damaging audit from the New York State Comptroller that shows the sewer fund has been running a deficit and could be empty by the end of the year. The council will be voting...