Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Combat Energy-Intensive Cryptomining As It Strains Grid, Undermines U.S. Climate Goals
December 09, 2022
December 09, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022:
Following the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the alarm on cryptomining companies' soaring energy use, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act, le . . .
Following the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the alarm on cryptomining companies' soaring energy use, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act, le . . .