{"id":559202,"date":"2023-03-04T00:44:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T21:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senators-renew-call-for-epa-investigation-of-crypto-mining-emissions-data\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T00:44:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T21:44:28","slug":"senators-renew-call-for-epa-investigation-of-crypto-mining-emissions-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senators-renew-call-for-epa-investigation-of-crypto-mining-emissions-data\/","title":{"rendered":"# Senators renew call for EPA investigation of crypto mining emissions data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a94a23838a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a94a23838a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senators-renew-call-for-epa-investigation-of-crypto-mining-emissions-data\/#%E2%80%9D_Senators_renew_call_for_EPA_investigation_of_crypto_mining_emissions_data_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Senators renew call for EPA investigation of crypto mining emissions data &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Senators_renew_call_for_EPA_investigation_of_crypto_mining_emissions_data_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Senators renew call for EPA investigation of crypto mining emissions data &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDMvZjk4NTI3YWItZTA4ZC00YTczLTg5NzktNjczMjdhOWY3ZmM5LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>United States Senator Edward Markey and Representative Jared Huffman announced March 3 that they would reintroduce the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act in Congress. The move comes ahead of a Senate hearing on the environmental impact of crypto mining, which Markey will chair on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>Markey and Huffman first introduced the bill in December, in the previous Congress. Sen. Jeff Merkley acted as cosponsor in the Senate. <\/p>\n<p>The bill would <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/crypto-asset_environmental_transparency_act_-_march_2023pdf.pdf\">require<\/a> crypto mining companies to disclose emissions for operations that consume more than five megawatts of power and require the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to head up an interagency investigation of the impact of crypto mining in the United States. That investigation would have a $5 million budget and publish its findings within 18 months of passage of the bill. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another 100% on my permanent record! Thanks for this recognition, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCVoters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LCVoters<\/a>.<br \/>I\u2019ll continue working hard to ensure a healthy, thriving planet for all.  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCVScorecard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCVScorecard<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGpXIrJZFV\">pic.twitter.com\/UGpXIrJZFV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jared Huffman (@RepHuffman) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepHuffman\/status\/1631093954325237764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Markey <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sen-markey-rep-huffman-announce-legislation-to-crack-down-on-crypto-energy-consumption-as-markey-holds-first-ever-senate-hearing-focused-on-industrys-environmental-impacts\">listed<\/a> 16 public organizations that support the bill, including such groups as the Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA and the National Stop Crypto Coalition. He said in a statement: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCrypto miners are sucking megawatt after megawatt from our public grids and emitting skyrocketing greenhouse gasses, just so they can make a buck for themselves. We can\u2019t afford to let this industry run roughshod over our communities any longer.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Markey will soon chair a meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. That meeting will be \u201cfocused on the urgent need to crack down on the growing environmental impacts of cryptomining,\u201d Markey stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: Bitcoin miners rebut claims made by US Democratic legislators to EPA administrator<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Markey and Huffman were among the Democratic lawmakers who wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Reganand Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in February asking that their agencies \u201cwork together to address the lack of information about cryptomining\u2019s energy use and environmental impacts.\u201d They also signed a letter to the CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas asking for information in crypto mining\u2019s energy usage and environmental impact in Texas. Sen. 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