In response to last month’s emergency request filed with the New York State Supreme Court by Greenidge Generation to delay a DEC administrative hearing, Earthjustice filed a brief opposing it.
In its brief filed Wednesday, Earthjustice, who is representing Seneca Lake Guardian, Fossil Free Tompkins, the Sierra Club, and the Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes among others, said granting Greenidge’s emergency request would extend the period the vertically integrated Bitcoin mining and power generation company can continue to operate by years.
Greenidge’s filing will allow the company time to appeal portions of a Yates County Supreme Court ruling from November that challenges the DEC’s denial of its air permit renewal application.
“Greenidge’s request for a stay is meritless on its face. It’s ridiculous that Greenidge claims it can’t afford basic legal expenses in a proceeding that the publicly-traded company itself commenced,” said Mandy DeRoche, a deputy managing attorney in the Clean Energy Program at Earthjustice.
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