Sierra Club Files Amicus Brief Addressing Data Collection of Cryptocurrency Mining Operations
February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
Following a lawsuit from the cryptocurrency mining industry, Sierra Club attorneys filed an amicus brief addressing the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to collect information on the energy usage of cryptocurrency mining operations.
Cryptocurrency mining operations put a severe burden on already-strained grids in Texas and across the country by increasing the electricity demand. In 2023, ne . . .
Following a lawsuit from the cryptocurrency mining industry, Sierra Club attorneys filed an amicus brief addressing the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to collect information on the energy usage of cryptocurrency mining operations.
Cryptocurrency mining operations put a severe burden on already-strained grids in Texas and across the country by increasing the electricity demand. In 2023, ne . . .