The New York State Public Service Commission,Fortistar North Tonawanda, LLC,North Tonawanda Holdings, LLC,Canadian cryptocurrency mining company called Digihost International, Inc.were named as the defendants in a lawsuit that was filed (1) in the Supreme Court of Albany County on January 13 by two environmental organizations called Clean Air Coalition of Western New York and Sierra Club. Earthjustice serves as legal counsel for the Clean Air Coalition and the Sierra Club.

The New York Public Service Commission's approval of a fossil fuel-burning Proof-of-Work crypto mining facility within a power plant owned by Fortistar served as the basis for the complaint.

According to Earthjustice, the authorization of NYPSC constitutes an automatic violation of the comprehensive climate law that the state has in place, notably the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). According to the materials filed with the court, the facility would produce up to 3,000% more greenhouse gas emissions if it were used as a crypto currency mining complex. Additionally, it would work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.