Johnson City Coalition Against Bitcoin Mining

11/03/2026

Today is the day to get out and vote if you haven’t already. Please go vote today as this election is very important for our local, state and federal positions.🇺🇸

10/14/2026

IMPORTANT!! Johnson City Commission Meeting this Thursday, October 15th, at 6:00pm at the Municipal and Safety Building at 601 East Main Street Johnson City, TN 37601.

While there is nothing on the agenda pertaining to data centers or the ordinances, some residents are signing up to speak about why we are still insistent that a 200ft distance from the property line of a data center to the property line of a residence is not safe or acceptable! We need to continue to let the city officials see we aren’t going to be ignored! We need a large attendance at this meeting!

We encourage all who are able to please attend this meeting and wear your red "Stop Bitcoin Mining" shirt or a red shirt to show unity.

Thank you for your continued support! We have been fighting this for almost a year and a half now, and we will continue to stand up for the safety of Johnson City residents!

10/12/2026

10/05/2026

Hello everyone!
Just a brief update on our meeting with the city last week!

Our five members who helped get the coalition up and running in April of 2025 met with city officials. We were also so grateful to have two University of Tennessee attorneys and one local UT law student in attendance to represent our coalition. This meeting included city manager Cathy Ball, assistant city manager Alicia Summers, the NEW planning manager Steve Nielsen, the development coordinator in the planning department Drew Pearson, and city attorney Megan Bell. At the time of our meeting last Monday, Mr. Neilson had only been working at the city for seven days, and Mr. Pearson had only been in his position for seven weeks. We were told by Mr. Nielsen that they are currently hiring two additional people for his department. We had a great discussion with the city regarding our many questions on the two ordinances. The city desires, if possible, to have both ordinances completed and voted on by December 31st. We are meeting with the city this week to further discuss citizens’ concerns, and we are requesting that changes be made to protect not only all residents of Johnson City, but also our property values, wildlife, water, air quality, etc. We will post an update after this week’s meeting to keep everyone informed. Once we have more information to report on, we will have another community coalition meeting. Thank you for all your support over the past year and a half. We will continue to stand up for what we feel is best for all of us!

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

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September 22, 2026 | Join us in person or virtually as leading experts and Southern voices shine a spotlight on some of the most pressing climate issues impacting our region and beyond. We invite you to attend this three-part series that centers the U.S. South in the climate conversation.