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The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee visited a major in-state recycler of high density polyethylene (HDPE) materials on Wednesday, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Committee.   [Read More]

The state Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee will discuss Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) requirements during an upcoming public hearing in Franklin County, according to Committee Chairs Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) and Senator John Yudichak (D-14). [Read More]

The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will meet on the University of Pennsylvania Campus on Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 to discuss environmental issues associated with the June 21st explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refining complex.  State and environmental representatives will be participating in the event. [Read More]

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The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee today advanced four measures providing funding to enhance urban forestry programs and riparian forest buffers, compensating landowners living within the Delaware River Basin, creating a nutrient procurement program and legislation amending the definition of “pollution” in the Clean Stream’s Law. [Read More]

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, today released the following statement on the Committee’s vote to approve Patrick McDonnell, Governor Tom Wolf’s nominee to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).   [Read More]

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, today released the following statement after voting to re-confirm Cindy Adams Dunn as the Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). [Read More]

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a voting meeting on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 9:30AM in Room 461 of the Main Capitol Building.  [Read More]

While the principles of Earth Day should be practiced every day, it is an important reminder that each of us must do our part to make our environment a better place for future generations.  [Read More]

The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a public hearing next week to review and discuss foreign influences on Pennsylvania’s energy sector, according to Committee Chairman Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]