Last year, Assemblywoman Anna Kelles even went as far as introducing a bill to place a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining in the state as a check against its environmental impact. Discussions around the mining centered on the state’s new climate goals as laid out in its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
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NY Lawmakers Looking At Impact of Crypto Mining On Climate Goals
Lawmakers in New York are considering the potential environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining, and as such have convened policy experts, labor officials and local officials to discuss the matter. So reports a WSKG.
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