Independent Analysis Concludes RGGI Carbon Tax Could Increase Pennsylvania Electricity Costs 3.8x More Than Wolf’s Projections
Impartial analysis from the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) projects the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) could nearly quadruple new electricity costs for consumers, Sens. Gene Yaw (R-23) and John Yudichak (I-14) said today. [Read More]
Senate Republicans Continue Fight Against Wolf’s Job-Killing Carbon Tax
Governor Wolf’s push for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been a bad deal from the start. [Read More]
Public hearing on the economic impacts of RGGI
JOINT HEARING – Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee AND Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee | Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 [Read More]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Senate Hearing to Discuss Economic Impacts of RGGI
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a joint hearing with the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee on Tuesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. to discuss the economic impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Grants Announced to Boost Regional Broadband
Claverack Communications, LLC and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC today were awarded state funds to assist with broadband expansion projects in Bradford and Lycoming counties, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
POSTPONED MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Senate Hearing to Discuss Economic Impacts of RGGI
HARRISBURG – The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a joint hearing with the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee on Tuesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. to discuss the economic impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The Independent Fiscal Office will discuss the results of its own analysis regarding RGGI’s […] [Read More]
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania and Virginia Face Fight of Their Lives
If Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration gets its way in Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in a matter of weeks. [Read More]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Senate Hearing to Discuss Economic Impacts of RGGI
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a joint hearing with the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee on Monday, March 21 at 1 p.m. to discuss the economic impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
Are We Nuts? American Energy is Key to Undermining Putin’s War
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody and unhinged campaign to topple a democratic nation once subjugated by the former Soviet Union has resurrected the threat of global conflict from its deep, dark Cold War-era grave. [Read More]
Yaw, Yudichak Request Independent Review of Outdated RGGI Modeling
Sens. Gene Yaw (R-23) and John Yudichak (I-14) sent a letter to the Independent Fiscal Office last week requesting an audit of modeling used to justify Pennsylvania’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
Senate Republicans Seek to Prevent Wolf Administration from Bypassing Legislative Process on RGGI
In an ongoing effort to protect Pennsylvanians against higher energy bills and job losses in the energy industry, Senate Republican leaders filed a request with the Commonwealth Court today to intervene in a lawsuit the Wolf Administration filed to force Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
Langerholc, Pittman and Yaw to Introduce Resolution Urging President Biden to Restart the Keystone XL Pipeline
Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), Senator Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) announced their intent to introduce a resolution urging President Biden to restart the Keystone XL pipeline. [Read More]
TUNE IN: Senator Yaw to Co-Host WKOK’s “On The Mark” Program Friday, Feb. 25
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) will join Program Director and Host Mark Lawrence as a “Co-Host” to WKOK’s “On The Mark” Program Friday, February 25, 2022. The program will air live beginning at 8:30AM on Newsradio 1070 WKOK. [Read More]
Public hearing to examine strategies to combat the opioid addiction and overdose crisis in rural Pennsylvania
Center for Rural PA | February 16, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B [Read More]
New Analysis Shows Need for Broadband Service Improvement in Rural Pennsylvania
Broadband service improvements are needed across Pennsylvania, but the most significant need is among rural counties, according to a new analysis of broadband speed test data by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Yaw: Legislation Boosting Aid to First Responders Set for Enactment
Building on a promise to provide Pennsylvania’s frontline heroes with relief, Sen. Yaw this week voted to advance a measure to provide $25 million in funding to support our Commonwealth’s EMS providers. [Read More]
Yaw: Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Rely Solely on Feds to Cap Abandoned Wells
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) estimates Pennsylvania has as many as 560,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, all of which are leaking dangerous climate-altering methane unfettered into the air we breathe. [Read More]
Yaw: Governor’s Budget Proposal Sets Pennsylvania Up for Massive Tax Hikes
In an address to the General Assembly, Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a $45.7 billion 2022-23 state budget that would increase General Fund spending by $4.5 billion, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said today. [Read More]
Public Hearing on Rural Health Redesign Center Authority
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania | Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. | Room 8E-B, East Wing [Read More]
Yaw: Wolf Administration RGGI Lawsuit Yet Another Constitutional Overreach
In response to the Wolf administration’s lawsuit against the Legislative Reference Bureau meant to compel the immediate publication of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulations, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) released the following statement: [Read More]
Public Hearing on Strategies to Combat the Opioid Addiction and Overdose Crisis in Rural Pennsylvania
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 16 at the State Capitol Building beginning at 9:30 a.m. to learn more about the strategies being used to combat the opioid addiction and overdose crisis in rural Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing will also be held via Zoom. | Watch Live [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Virginia’s RGGI Exodus Should be a Wake-Up Call for Pennsylvania
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on his first day in office this month yanking his state out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) because of the real, and devastating, effect it will have on low-income households. [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: ‘Act 13’ Grant Program Opens for 2022
The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), an independent agency of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, will begin accepting applications for grants funded by Act 13 natural gas drilling impact fees on February 1st, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Public Hearing on Rural Health Redesign Center Authority Set for February 9
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 9 at 9 a.m. at the State Capitol Building to learn more about the work of the Rural Health Redesign Center Authority (RHRCA), how it affects rural hospitals/providers, and what the legislature could do to support or enhance its work in the future. [Read More]
Yaw Natural Gas Royalty Transparency Legislation Passes Senate
Legislation aimed at ensuring landowners are afforded a clear and distinct assessment of royalties paid to them through lease agreements with oil and natural gas operators cleared the state Senate today, according to prime sponsor Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Yaw: Commonwealth Refuses to Pay Millions in Municipal Stormwater Fees
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania routinely refuses to pay stormwater management fees owed on dozens of state-owned properties, leaving local taxpayers footing the bill to the tune of millions of dollars, said Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Yaw: Committee Approves Four Bills Streamlining Environmental Regulations, Capping Orphan Wells
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved four bills Tuesday that would update Pennsylvania’s existing environmental regulations and offer a solution to plug the state’s abandoned oil and gas wells, said Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Yaw: The Empty Rhetoric of Fracking Bans
As the public comment period on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s latest round of anti-fracking regulations winds down, I’m reminded of how hollow the rhetoric on this issue has become in recent years. [Read More]
Public hearing on storm water fees and implementation
Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee | Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. | Room 8-EB, East Wing [Read More]
Voting meeting for SB 945, SB 130, HB 668 and HB 1842
Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee | Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. | Room 8-EB, East Wing [Read More]