Democrats renew calls for EPA, DOE on crypto-mining emissions

February 7, 2023
Democratic lawmakers are renewing calls for EPA and the Department of Energy (DOE) to track the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of cryptocurrency mining operations, saying the agencies should use their recently disclosed powers to encourage emissions reductions from the practice. In a Feb. 6 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Katie...


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