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]
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]
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]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Majority Chairman, and Sen. Carolyn Comitta (D-19), Minority Chairwoman, will hold a briefing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 at 10AM to discuss the Tiadaghton State Forest ATV Pilot Connector plan by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). [Read More]
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hosted a hearing Wednesday to discuss the ongoing remediation of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery. [Read More]
he Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee today approved legislation, sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who chairs the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, seeking to alter the membership of the Center’s board of directors, according to Committee Chairman Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47). [Read More]
The Environmental Resources & Energy (ERE) Committee and the Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development (CERD) Committee held a joint hearing Monday to examine the consumer and economic impacts of failing to invest in the state’s natural gas infrastructure. [Read More]
The Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development (CERD) Committee and the Environmental Resources & Energy (ERE) Committee will hold a joint hearing Monday to examine the consumer and economic impacts of failing to invest in the state’s natural gas infrastructure. [Read More]
(HARRISBURG) – The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee today approved three bills designed to create significant environmental programs and increase the transparency for lease agreements with natural gas operators. “Today’s actions will have a generational affect,” said Senator Yaw, chair of the ERE committee. “By establishing these two funds, we will ensure an […] [Read More]
PA Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) will convene a voting meeting of the Committee to consider bills. [Read More]
