Rep. Huffman and Sen. Markey Introduce Legislation to Combat Energy-Intensive Cryptomining as it Strains Grid, Undermines U.S. Climate Goals
December 09, 2022
December 09, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release:
Following the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the alarm on cryptomining companies' soaring energy use, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, introduced the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act, legisl . . .
Following the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the alarm on cryptomining companies' soaring energy use, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, introduced the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act, legisl . . .