After China banned crypto mining last year, large parts of the U.S. received an influx of miners. But they created an unexpected problem across the country, generating an uptick in noise pollution, according to the Washington Post.
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Miners have radically transformed the soundscape in rural and suburban areas of America. High-decibel noise complaints now abound wherever there are crypto mining operations, and so does costly litigation to shut down the disruptive noise stemming from Bitcoin mines.
Although the Environmental Protection Agency created an anti-noise pollution program to stem noise in the 1970s, noise is regulated at the local level by states and cities, with the federal government rarely intervening. High-pitched, grating or otherwise unpleasant noise can be deleterious for health, leading to elevated blood pressure and even contributing to a heart attack or stroke.
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