Author: kgordon
April 30, 2026
PA Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Examines Urgent Challenges to Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, recently convened a public hearing to address escalating concerns about resource adequacy, reliability and the rapidly changing demands on Pennsylvania’s power grid. Held at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh, the committee heard testimony from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), PJM Interconnection, ReliabilityFirst and other industry experts. [Read More]
April 28, 2026
Public Hearing on Rural Health Transformation in Pennsylvania: Access and Care Delivery
Center for Rural PA | Room 8 E-B, East Wing | Watch Live [Read More]
April 21, 2026
Yaw, Miller Bill Limiting Use of PFAS in Firefighting Foam Clears Senate Committee
A bill to limit the use of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was approved by the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. Nick Miller (D-14), sponsors of the measure. [Read More]
April 20, 2026
Yaw Announces $250,000 for Knoxville-Deerfield Vol. Fire Company
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently joined members of the Knoxville-Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company to celebrate $250,000 in state funding awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Keystone Communities Program. The funding will support critical flood recovery efforts and the construction of the company’s new fire station in Tioga County. [Read More]
April 13, 2026
Public hearing on resource adequacy, PJM market update, and barriers to entry for new power generation
Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee | Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA [Read More]
April 9, 2026
Public hearing on data centers
Center for Rural Pennsylvania | The Deane Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., 104 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA [Read More]
April 1, 2026
Yaw Joins Pennsylvania Leaders Calling on Congress to Protect Freight Rail
A coalition of local elected officials and industry leaders from across Pennsylvania are expressing their support for maintaining a strong, flexible and forward-looking freight rail network as Congress works to reauthorize federal surface transportation legislation, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]