Policy Analysis

Solid Waste Management: How States Can Address Waste Issues Before They Pile Up

Issues to Watch

2024 Issues to Watch

As the 2024 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Issues to Watch

2023 Issues to Watch

AS THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE CYCLE APPROACHES, LEGISLATORS ACROSS THE SOUTH ARE PREPARING AND PRE-FILING LEGISLATION TO...
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Energy & Environment Committee

Bob Hensgens

2024-2025 ChairSenatorLouisiana

Bill Werkheiser

2024-2025 Vice ChairRepresentativeGeorgia

Tom Opdyke

Committee LiaisonSenior Policy AnalystGeorgia

CSG South’s Energy & Environment Committee considers issues related to the abundant natural resources of Southern states and the pivotal role they play in the region’s economic prosperity, including the expansion of wind energy production in Southern states, waste tire disposal laws, interstate groundwater disputes, and implications of federal energy and environment policies on the states.