Under a proposed consent decree, the plants’ owners would have until 2028 to complete the upgrades with periodic deadlines for progress.

Proposals across the state have drawn pitched opposition from Pennsylvanians. Drawing on the experiences of residents in Loudoun County, Memphis, Tenn., and elsewhere, people have called on township officials to block data center development, citing noise, air pollution and the…

Susan Freitsche, executive director of the Women’s Law Project in Pittsburgh, said Monday the Medicaid coverage exclusion was the single largest barrier to abortion access in Pennsylvania.