Tag: environmental
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 con [...]
Biden administration reverses Trump-era rule limiting scrutiny of environmental impacts
Background: Following longtime complaints from industry and Republicans about permitting time for new projects like highways or transmission infrastr [...]
Supreme Court Revives Trump-Era Environmental Regulation
Twenty states and the District of Columbia, along with environmental groups, had challenged the regulation, saying it was at odds with federal law. Af [...]
White House Wants Public Comments on Crypto’s Energy Use and Environmental Impact
In his executive order on crypto issued earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden tasked the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy [...]
Don’t Blame NFT Artists for Mining’s Environmental Cost, Says Researcher Kyle McDonald
Responsibility for Ethereum’s climate impact lies with institutions, not individuals, argues the emissions dashboard creator.
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Environmental sustainability key sticking point in EU MiCA bill
The legal standing of Bitcoin mining in the European Union hinges on the results of a March 14 vote in the European Parliamentary Committee on Markets [...]
Supreme Court nominee Jackson fits Breyer mold on environmental law
Jackson’s ruling illustrates that she “comes to cases with an open mind and will rule based on the record and the law,” said Kristen Monsell, the Cen [...]
Are we misguided about Bitcoin mining’s environmental impacts? Slush Pool’s CMO Kristian Csepcsar explains
It's a controversial topic in the blockchain community that comes up from time to time — just how much impact Bitcoin (BTC) mining has on the environm [...]
Crypto mining won’t survive another round of environmental legislation
It was only a matter of time before China slapped a ban on Bitcoin (BTC) mining, trading and crypto services. To do anything with Bitcoin anywhere in [...]
White House departures send tremors through environmental community
The CEQ departures prompted three members of Biden's White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, including its co-chair, to write to White Ho [...]
Wikipedia Faces Pressure to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental Grounds
The Wikipedia proposal has sparked online discussions among Wiki users and contributors, most of whom have so far expressed support for banning crypto [...]
Wiki contributors want to drop crypto donations over environmental concerns
Back in 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation started accepting crypto donations through Bitpay, but three years later, the nonprofit organization behind Wik [...]
Senator Warren Targets Bitcoin Miner Greenidge’s Environmental Footprint
“Given the extraordinarily high energy usage and carbon emissions associated with Bitcoin mining, mining operations at Greenidge and other plants r [...]
Why water is the next net-zero environmental target
A dried cracked lake bed at Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | [...]