House Lawmakers Send Letters to 4 US Crypto Miners Asking for Details on Environmental Impact
Four publicly traded crypto miners received letters from the U.S. House members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce looking to learn more about the impact of their mining operations on the environment. Core Scientific (CORZ), Riot Blockchain (RIOT) and Marathon Digital (MARA), three of the largest U.S. miners.
Most recently, in a letter sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), six Democrats led by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called the amount of energy used by miners “disturbing” and requested that the two groups require more reporting on emissions and energy consumption from the crypto mining industry. The latest letter acknowledges that some miners are mitigating their need for excess amounts of energy by investing in renewable sources of power.
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