House Democrats ask Environmental Protection Agency for more crypto oversight

ICYMI: House Democrats ask Environmental Protection Agency for more crypto oversight

In a letter sent Thursday to the Environmental Protection Agency , a group of US House Democrats called for increased oversight of proof-of-work mining.to investigate its possible negative consequences, citing"concerns regarding reports that cryptocurrency facilities across the country are polluting communities.”

The letter addresses EPA administrator Michael Regan. The initiative was led by Congressman Jared Huffman, chair of the Natural Resources Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee and member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

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