U.S. Senator EdMarkey and Rep. JaredHuffman have reintroduced a bill that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to assess crypto's environmental impact and require mining firms to disclose emissions. nikhileshde reports
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U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and Rep. Jared Huffman reintroduced a bill to require crypto miners to disclose their emissions and the Environmental Protection Agency to report on the effects of crypto mining.and which is cosponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley , would mandate the EPA to conduct a study on what impact miners using more than 5 megawatts of power have on greenhouse gas emissions and require the miners to disclose information about the emissions.
The reintroduction of the bill comes ahead of a hearing on Tuesday on the environmental impact of crypto mining. A list of witnesses scheduled to testify at that hearting wasn't immediately available.
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