"and are having an outsized contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA must investigate & address any harms from these cryptocurrency "mining" facilities. Congress must ensure communities are not left with the toxic burdens associated with this technology. 2/2"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Alan Lowenthal:
"I recently joined w/22 colleagues in seeking info from U.S. EPA Administrator Regan regarding the environmental impacts of cryptocurrency mining operations. In our letter, we point to reports suggesting cryptocurrency facilities nationwide are polluting communities1/2"Read on Twitter
"Another unsettling finding in the #StateOfTheAir report is that people of color were 61% more likely than white people to live in a county with at least one failing grade and 3.6 times as likely to live in areas that failed all three pollutants tracked. 3/4" on April 22Read on Twitter
"I agree with the @LungAssociation that we must do more to strengthen the national limits on particulate matter air pollution. We must also do more to address the sources of these pollutants. 4/4" on April 22Read on Twitter
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