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More than two dozen residents in Granbury, Texas, have filed a lawsuit against Marathon Digital, a major player in Bitcoin mining, over excessive noise from a nearby mining facility. The group, in their October 4 <a href="https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-04-first-verified-petition.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">filing</a> to Hood County Court, claims that the facility has caused severe disruption to their lives.
<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-health-issues-cited-span">Health Issues Cited</h2>
Describing the noise as “constant and unrelenting,” the residents argue that it has become a nuisance, leading to both physical and emotional distress.
The lawsuit highlights a range of health issues allegedly linked to the noise pollution, including fatigue, migraines, hearing loss, and worsened pre-existing conditions such as high blood pressure.
According to the <a href="https://earthjustice.org/press/2024/granbury-residents-sue-local-bitcoin-mine-over-health-threatening-noise-pollution" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">complaint</a>, even within the comfort of their own homes, residents are unable to escape the incessant noise and vibrations from Marathon’s operations. The group claims the noise has significantly diminished their quality of life and property values, further aggravated by an increase in electricity bills.
<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-residents-demand-action-from-marathon-span">Residents Demand Action from Marathon</h2>
Represented by Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law firm, the residents are demanding immediate action from Marathon to mitigate the noise or shut down the mining operations altogether.
Senior attorney Rodrigo Cantú emphasized that his clients are seeking relief from the overwhelming noise <a href="https://thecoinrise.com/us-bitcoin-miner-survey-crisis-averted-as-parties-reach-agreement-to-end-lawsuit/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pollution caused by the crypto mining operation</a>. The lawsuit is asking the court to issue a permanent injunction against Marathon’s facility, preventing further noise disturbances, as well as requesting compensation and coverage of court costs.
Marathon’s Granbury Bitcoin mine was originally built in 2022 by Compute North Holdings and is located next to a gas-powered facility called Wolf Hollow II. Though the mine has changed hands several times, Marathon took over the lease in January 2023. The lawsuit notes that local residents started to notice the disruptive noise in the spring of that year.
In 2022, residents in Hadsel, <a href="https://thecoinrise.com/norway-based-kryptovault-dries-wood-from-the-waste-heat-generated-by-bitcoin-mining/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Norway, successfully pushed to shut down a local Bitcoin mining</a> site under similar circumstances. However, they have since dealt with higher electricity bills due to the loss of income for the local power company. As the case in Granbury unfolds, it remains unclear how many of Marathon’s 250,000 Bitcoin mining rigs are currently operating at the facility, which has a hashrate of 4.3 EH/s.
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