Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, will facilitate a one-hour discussion with Dr. Scott W. Tinker, Director of the 250-person Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas, on the interrelationship between energy, the economy and the environment. [Read More]
The bipartisan Senate panel will begin a comprehensive review of the 2020 General Election with their first hearing to review best practices of election integrity and security from other states on Monday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Senate Chamber. [Read More]
While some states are advancing bills to prohibit certain types of energy sources, state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) formally introduced legislation in the Pennsylvania Senate that would ensure state residents have options when it comes to fuel availability. [Read More]
“The DRBC ban is not just an assault on a highly regulated industry that employs thousands of Pennsylvanians, but it’s another example of neighboring state’s dictating our energy policy,” Senator Gene Yaw said. [Read More]
This week, the group Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, also known as “PennFuture,” released a report entitled ‘Buried Out of Sight: Uncovering Pennsylvania’s Hidden Fossil Fuel Subsidies’. [Read More]
By Senator Gene Yaw Chair, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee An extreme demand for electricity coupled with energy supply disruptions caused by record-low temperatures has triggered an energy crisis in Texas. State regulators and government officials are desperately attempting to ensure there is enough energy capacity to keep places like hospitals, water treatment facilities […] [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) on Friday was the featured speaker for a virtual legislative update with the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce (GSVCC). [Read More]
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board on Thursday protected the future of farming for another local farm operation, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is now accepting applications for Act 13 grants through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
The independent commission charged with reviewing proposed state rules and regulations today called for a one-year moratorium on the implementation of Governor Wolf’s mandate that Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and questioned the Governor’s unilateral decision to join the compact without legislative approval, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chair, and Joe Pittman (R-41), Vice Chair, of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. [Read More]
