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For a rural Pennsylvania area, a cryptocurrency mine brought noise pollution

Bitcoin may seem like something out of Silicon Valley, but sometimes it comes from the rural woods of Pennsylvania, and when it does, it makes noise. Some residents near a natural gas site being used for cryptocurrency mining have found that out and want it to change.

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For a rural Pennsylvania area, a cryptocurrency mine brought noise pollution

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