March 28, 2022
Senate Republicans Continue Fight Against Wolf’s Job-Killing Carbon Tax
Governor Wolf’s push for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been a bad deal from the start. [Read More]
News Releases
March 22, 2022
Sen. Yaw: Grants Announced to Boost Regional Broadband
Claverack Communications, LLC and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC today were awarded state funds to assist with broadband expansion projects in Bradford and Lycoming counties, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
March 18, 2022
POSTPONED MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Senate Hearing to Discuss Economic Impacts of RGGI
HARRISBURG – The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a joint hearing with the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee on Tuesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. to discuss the economic impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The Independent Fiscal Office will discuss the results of its own analysis regarding RGGI’s […] [Read More]
March 17, 2022
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania and Virginia Face Fight of Their Lives
If Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration gets its way in Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in a matter of weeks. [Read More]
March 1, 2022
Are We Nuts? American Energy is Key to Undermining Putin’s War
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody and unhinged campaign to topple a democratic nation once subjugated by the former Soviet Union has resurrected the threat of global conflict from its deep, dark Cold War-era grave. [Read More]
February 28, 2022
Yaw, Yudichak Request Independent Review of Outdated RGGI Modeling
Sens. Gene Yaw (R-23) and John Yudichak (I-14) sent a letter to the Independent Fiscal Office last week requesting an audit of modeling used to justify Pennsylvania’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
February 25, 2022
Senate Republicans Seek to Prevent Wolf Administration from Bypassing Legislative Process on RGGI
In an ongoing effort to protect Pennsylvanians against higher energy bills and job losses in the energy industry, Senate Republican leaders filed a request with the Commonwealth Court today to intervene in a lawsuit the Wolf Administration filed to force Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
February 25, 2022
Langerholc, Pittman and Yaw to Introduce Resolution Urging President Biden to Restart the Keystone XL Pipeline
Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), Senator Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) announced their intent to introduce a resolution urging President Biden to restart the Keystone XL pipeline. [Read More]
February 23, 2022
TUNE IN: Senator Yaw to Co-Host WKOK’s “On The Mark” Program Friday, Feb. 25
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) will join Program Director and Host Mark Lawrence as a “Co-Host” to WKOK’s “On The Mark” Program Friday, February 25, 2022. The program will air live beginning at 8:30AM on Newsradio 1070 WKOK. [Read More]
February 11, 2022
New Analysis Shows Need for Broadband Service Improvement in Rural Pennsylvania
Broadband service improvements are needed across Pennsylvania, but the most significant need is among rural counties, according to a new analysis of broadband speed test data by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. [Read More]