Fighting back against the unchecked spread of cryptomining and AI data centers

 

The National Coalition Against Cryptomining is a grassroots advocacy organization working to educate policymakers, mobilize communities, and raise awareness nationwide about the economic, environmental and public health harms of proof-of-work cryptomining and AI data centers.

Supporting communities in over 25 states, and counting, to help residents nationwide demand accountability and meaningful safeguards from an industry that too often externalizes its costs at the local level.

What We Do

Create a national dialogue on the impact of cryptomining with advocacy and press

Build a far-reaching bipartisan coalition from economic advocates to environmental leaders to show the far-ranging impact of cryptomining

Organize local communities by bringing our wide-ranging expertise – from legal work to community organizing to technical knowledge – to help identify cryptomines and equip communities with the tools to fight them

 

Cryptomining Harms Communities Across the Country

Across the country, cryptomining operations are consuming massive amounts of energy, driving up utility costs, polluting air and water, and disrupting neighborhoods – yet the industry remains largely unregulated. Backed by deep-pocketed interests, cryptomining companies have pushed through “right-to-mine” laws that prioritize corporate profits over public well-being. See more information on our RESOURCE page.

Latest News

Georgia faces a public health disaster. Call a data center state of emergency.

By Cyndie Roberson – For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia is quickly becoming a case study in what happens when state and local leadership put corporate interests over the health and well-being of its own constituents. Across the state, a battle is…

All Georgia data center ordinances — from most to least restrictive

Since last October, the list of counties and cities in Georgia creating a data center ordinance has grown threefold. Now, one in five counties in Georgia has a data center ordinance or is drafting an ordinance for data centers as the state experiences a land rush to…

A New N.C. Ratepayer Bill Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, but Incentivizes Fossil Fuels

RALEIGH, N.C.—The Ratepayer Protection Act, wending its way through the North Carolina legislature, conjoins two opposing ideas: rein in data centers and their power consumption but liberate Duke Energy from limits on fossil fuels. The first section of Senate Bill 730…

New York considers 3-year pause on new data center construction

Concerns over the rapid expansion of data centers in New York have led to a proposed three-year moratorium on the construction of new facilities statewide. Supporters of the proposal say the pause would give lawmakers and communities time to evaluate the environmental…

‘Unbearable’ noise and chicken deaths: lawsuits mount against local crypto mine

Lawsuits continue to be filed over a controversial crypto mining operation in Hood County that some residents say has disrupted life in the primarily rural county. A group of those living within a mile of the crypto mine filed a lawsuit against the facility’s…

An op-ed published on March 18 in Crain’s warned that a moratorium on data centers would undermine New York’s economic future. In reality, the real risk to New York’s future isn’t falling behind in AI – it’s committing ourselves to a reckless,…

In the western North Carolina town of Murphy, a peaceful mountain town once defined by birdsong and swaying trees, a steady electric hum now cuts through the calm. That hum comes from a cryptocurrency mine, and it’s been intruding into Rebecca and Tom Lash’s lives…

Forum highlights impacts of AI data centers and crypto mining facilities

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — As the number of AI data centers and is crypto mining facilities increases across North Carolina, one group is pushing back. Those advocates argue that the environmental implications that come with this technology are massive and…

Krueger and Kelles Introduce Legislation to Pause Data Center Development Pending Statewide Environmental Review

Strongest Data Center Moratorium Bill in the Country to Date Albany, NY – Today State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles introduced legislation (S.9144) to establish a temporary moratorium on the siting and permitting of new data centers in New York…