Nobody is a stranger to claims of the environmental impact cryptocurrency mining can have. For instance, lawmakers in the European Union recently drafted ecological standards to limit the energy consumption of crypto mining. But in Limestone, TN, a different kind of pollution has folks seeking options: Noise.
WHAT? Washington County, where Red Dog Technologies' bitcoin plant operates, is suing the company and landowner for "immediate and irreparable injury, loss, and damage." People living near the factory say the noise of the machinery is so loud they cannot have a conversation in their yard. County commissioner Kent Harris says he voted to approve what was billed as a solar farm and data center and regrets his vote now.
Telling it like it is - Noise pollution court is in sessions, all rise for the honorable judges, AC/DC…