Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently recognized outgoing Lycoming County Commissioners, Tony Mussare and Rick Mirabito, on their retirement after many years of dedicated service. [Read More]
Senator Gene Yaw (R-23), along with Senate President Pro Tempore, Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader, Joe Pittman (R-41), and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman, Scott Martin (R-13), submitted public comment opposing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy (“Policy”). [Read More]
Late this summer, the University of Pittsburgh released the so-called findings of a “study” by the School of Public Health examining the health impacts of shale gas development in southwestern Pennsylvania. The study, funded by a $2.5 million state grant under contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Health in 2020, is inherently and deliberately misleading and disingenuous. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) was selected by the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) as the recipient of the “Shale Gas Advocate Award” during the MSC 2023 Annual Awards Ceremony at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington on Tuesday, November 28th. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) issued the following statement on Gov. Shapiro’s decision to appeal the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that entrance by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) without legislative approval violates the Pennsylvania Constitution. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently announced $3,530,007 in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) that will be distributed across Lycoming and Sullivan Counties to assist low-income individuals and improve distressed areas in those communities. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) applauded a $3.2 million increase in state funding for the Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT), included as part of a measure to fund Pennsylvania’s state-related universities for 2023-24 passed by the Senate today. [Read More]
The state Senate today approved two bills addressing stream maintenance and giving counties and municipalities greater flexibility in handling obstructions and flood-related hazards in local waterways, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measures. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) will appear on the Pennsylvania Cable Network’s (PCN) “Capitol Preview” Program on Tuesday, November 14 to discuss the reliability of the PJM electric grid, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and other environmental – related topics. [Read More]
Members of the Pennsylvania Senate and the Ohio General Assembly convened in Pittsburgh last week for a joint public hearing on interstate relationships within the PJM grid, according to Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee chairman, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
