Texas Blockchain and mining companies led by Riot Platforms have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Energy Information Administration on the grounds of "illegal data collection."

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to court documents, a coalition of several U.S. mining companies led by Texas Blockchain and Riot Platforms has filed a civil lawsuit against the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), accusing it of "illegally collecting proprietary data from 82 Bitcoin mining companies, including Riot." Previously, the EIA received permission from the Biden administration's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct investigations among cryptocurrency miners in the U.S. The environmental impact assessment suggests that if traditional mining activities continue, it is highly likely to cause public harm.