Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) issued the following statement after the Commonwealth Court found that Pennsylvania’s entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) may only be achieved through legislation duly enacted by the General Assembly. [Read More]
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a joint public hearing with members of the Ohio General Assembly on Thursday, November 2nd at 10a.m. to discuss inter-state relationships within the PJM electric grid, according to chairman Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Following today’s public hearing of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement: [Read More]
Two hydrogen hub projects partially located in Pennsylvania- one in the mid-Atlantic region and one in the Appalachian region - will receive part of $7 billion in U.S. federal grants according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, is among the testifiers scheduled to present comments before the PJM Board of Managers during their Critical Issue Fast Path (CIFP) – Resource Adequacy Stage 4 Meeting on Wednesday, August 23. [Read More]
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will convene on Monday, June 26 at 12:00 p.m., according to Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23). The committee will consider the nomination of Richard Negrin as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), as well as the following bills and resolutions: [Read More]
Today the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to re-confirm Cindy Adams Dunn as the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), according to committee chairman, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee sent a letter today to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) disapproving a pending regulation that would limit manganese levels in waterways, Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) said. [Read More]
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]
Governor Wolf’s push for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been a bad deal from the start. [Read More]
