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

Get the Full StoryState 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 idle for close to a decade. The old fracking site suddenly roared back to life in 2022, spewing noise and pollution and rattling residents who were used to hunting pheasant on the quiet, bucolic terrain.

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