Crypto mining is probably one of the most energy using activity we have having some mining hubs using more energy than a whole country can use.
Now, Twenty-three U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase oversight of cryptocurrency’s environmental impacts.
They said: “We request that the EPA evaluate ‘Proof-of-Work’ mining facilities’ compliance with environmental statutes,”
This is having them admitting to the serious concerns over some mining facilities across the country are polluting communities and are having an outsized contribution to greenhouse gas emissions