US House Democrats Call for Scrutiny on Crypto Mining as Environmental Threat

“We have serious concerns regarding reports that cryptocurrency facilities across the country are polluting communities and are having an outsized contribution to greenhouse gas emissions,” according to the letter, signed by lawmakers including Brad Sherman and Jamaal Bowman of California; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York; and Jesús G. “Chuy” García and Marie Newman of Illinois. “People living near crypto mining facilities are already suffering the effects of air, water and noise pollution from these facilities.”