Yaw elected to lead tri-state conservation group

State Sen. Gene Yaw elected to lead Chesapeake Bay Commission

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, pictured from the Eastport neighborhood in September 2025. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) will lead the tri-state legislative body that advises lawmakers and Congress on government action needed to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Yaw was elected chairperson of the 21-member Chesapeake Bay Commission, which includes 15 state House and Senate lawmakers from Maryland, …

Yaw elected to lead tri-state conservation group

(The Center Square) - Through thousands of streams and waterways, Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna watershed supplies about half of the freshwater emptied into the Chesapeake Bay.

Pennsylvania State Senator Elected Chair of Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2026

ALEXANDRIA — The Chesapeake Bay Commission announced Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw has been elected chair of the tri-state commission for 2026. He will also remain chair of the Pennsylvania Delegation of the Commission, it added. The commission said as Chair, Yaw will lead the 21-member organization, including Senators and House members from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, along with a cabinet secretary selected by each Governor and a p…