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August 24, 2020

PA Senator Gene Yaw Among State, National Leaders Pledging to Keep Country Dominant Natural Gas Producer

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has joined with The Empowerment Alliance (TEA), as well as hundreds of elected officials, including senators, congressmen, governors, and attorneys general, in signing the Declaration of Energy Independence, a commitment to an affordable, clean, abundant, and secure approach to U.S. energy production. [Read More]

August 21, 2020

Op-Ed: Is ‘green’ energy really ‘clean’ energy?

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August 17, 2020

Pickett, Yaw Announce Grants for Infrastructure Improvements in Bradford County

Four municipalities in the 110th Legislative District today were awarded state grants to assist in the completion of water and sewer improvement projects that will benefit residents and communities, announced Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). The funding was made available through the Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program. [Read More]

August 17, 2020

Area Legislators Announce Grants for Montgomery Water Authority, Gregg Township Municipal Authority

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Rep. Garth Everett (R-84) and Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-83) today announced two significant investments to improve water and wastewater treatment in the region. [Read More]

August 14, 2020

Senator Yaw Announces Over $2.5 Million for Housing, Rental Programs in Region

A number of organizations across the 23rd Senatorial District today received funding through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s (PHFA) Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) program to provide affordable housing options to area residents in need, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]

July 31, 2020

State Lawmakers Tour Western PA Natural Gas Well Rig Servicing Firm

Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee met in Butler County Thursday for a behind-the-scenes look at the next generation technologies associated with long lateral, high pressure and multi-natural gas well completions, during a tour of Deep Well Services (DWS). [Read More]

July 29, 2020

DEP Consultant Under Fire as Link to Other RGGI Support Statements Emerge

Correspondence supporting Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), as well as opposition to legislation requiring legislative oversight of the RGGI plan, have now been called into question as having a direct connection to ICF International Inc., a Fairfax, Virginia-based global consulting and technology services company employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to study Pennsylvania’s potential participation in RGGI, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. [Read More]

July 24, 2020

PA Senate Environmental Chairman Questions Impartiality Behind Consulting Firm Hired to Study RGGI Proposal

In a letter sent to Secretary Patrick McDonnell of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today, state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) questioned the impartiality of ICF International, Inc., a Fairfax, Virginia-based global consulting and technology services company employed by DEP to study Pennsylvania’s potential participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]

July 15, 2020

Area Legislators Support Proposed Constitutional Amendment Requiring Legislative Approval on Extended Disaster Declarations

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Rep. Garth Everett (R-84) and Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-83) today applauded passage of a proposed constitutional amendment by the legislature that would limit the length of future emergency disaster declarations made by the governor, unless an extension is approved by the General Assembly. [Read More]

July 15, 2020

Yaw: Applications Now Accepted for Beginning Farmer Tax Credits

Applications are now being accepted for a tax credit program intended to support Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry by helping new farmers get established, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who supported the legislation that created the initiative. [Read More]