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Continued from Front not be able to acquire
In practical terms, it means charging stations that meet
residents in some of those the American-made provi-
states could see charging sions and thus would be
stations start popping up unable to start building out
along major travel corri- their piece of the network.
dors as early as next spring. Experts who have followed
Biden has a goal of ulti- the evolution of electric ve-
mately installing 500,000 hicle adoption in the U.S.
chargers across America say having charging sta-
and building a network tions everywhere is impor-
of fast-charging stations tant. "It's like the U.S. Postal
across 53,000 miles of free- Service. You need to be
ways from coast to coast. able to send mail every-
"Unlocking this type of fund- where, including places
ing is an enormous step in that are rural," said Jeremy
getting the charging net- Michalek, a professor at
work out, which is some- Carnegie Mellon University
thing we absolutely need if and director of the univer-
we're going to get full-scale sity's Vehicle Electrification
deployment and adoption" Group.
of electric vehicles, said "Even if that charger that's
Nico Larco, director of Ur- Jeannette Englehart of Billings, Mont. (left) stands outside her car speaking with fellow electric ve- in that rural area isn't used
banism Next Center at the hicle owner Bob Palrud of Spokane, Wash. at a charging station near Interstate 90, on Wednesday as much every day, we
University of Oregon. "We Sept. 14, 2022, in Billings, Mont. still need the infrastructure
don't have the capacity Associated Press to supply them.. We have
now to power anywhere gas stations that are used
near the fleet that we fast-charging station every cluding the every 50-mile letter to the U.S. Transporta- less in rural areas than they
need." 50 miles on these corridors requirement. tion Department. would be in a big city, but
Federal officials said they and ensure they are within State transportation of- "It would take more than we need them for the de-
will continue to review the one mile of an off-ramp. ficials in Wyoming joined two decades before a sig- mand."
plans not approved in this Some states received ex- with their counterparts in nificant enough increase Electric vehicle owners
round with the goal of ap- emptions in rural areas for Idaho, Montana, North Da- in statewide EV adoption hailed the news and said
proving all the states' EV the 50-mile requirement, kota and South Dakota last would result in long queues they currently must take ex-
roadmaps by Sept. 30. according to the approval month to urge the Biden of EVs waiting for charging tra steps and precautions if
Biden's infrastructure law letters. An additional $2.5 administration to ease the at four-port stations," he they want to take their EVs
provides $5 billion over five billion in discretionary grants qualification requirements. wrote. on a long trip.
years for the electric vehi- is also available to fund The proposal to install a Wyoming's plan is still pend- Bob Palrud of Spokane,
cle charging network. electric vehicle charging minimum of a four-port ing, while Montana's plan Washington, says the small
The funding announced infrastructure in economi- charging station, for ex- was among the 35 ap- number of chargers in
Wednesday is specifically cally disadvantaged com- ample, would needlessly proved. some rural areas of the
for installing the most pow- munities, rural areas and drive up costs in areas with The Federal Highway Ad- West means he must care-
erful chargers along "al- urban cores. And Biden's few people and so far little ministration will review fully plot his travel routes to
ternative fuel corridors" — recently passed Inflation demand for chargers, ac- those concerns and deter- avoid running out of pow-
major freeways that con- Reduction Act includes $3 cording to Wyoming De- mine the final guidelines er. Palrud journeys three
nect states — with the goal billion to spur electric vehi- partment of Transportation now that the public com- times yearly with his wife,
of eliminating the "range cle adoption and charging Director K. Luke Reiner. ment period has closed. Judy, to their cabin in Sheri-
anxiety" that keeps many accessibility in disadvan- EVs account for 0.1% of ve- Federal officials are also dan, Wyoming, and twice
people from purchasing taged communities. hicle registrations in Wyo- considering a waiver of the they've gotten so low on
electric vehicles or using Some rural states have ming and it would be "irre- "Buy America" provision of electricity coming through
them on long road trips. raised serious concerns sponsible and illogical" for the infrastructure deal. southeastern Montana that
Under proposed guidelines, about the proposed fed- rural sates to spend now Officials in Nevada, for ex- his vehicle automatically
states would be required to eral requirements that ac- on a four port requirement, ample, have expressed shut down some functions
install at least one four-port company the money, in- Reiner wrote in an August concern that they would to conserve power.q

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ing order against the law tivity can be detected as won't be safe until we have of the long-delayed restric-
judge temporarily blocked came as part of a lawsuit early as six weeks into preg- a pro-choice governor tions since Roe was over-
Ohio's ban on virtually all brought by the ACLU of nancy, before many peo- who doesn't seek to impose turned.
abortions Wednesday, Ohio on behalf of abor- ple know they're pregnant. extreme views like govern- Right to Life of Greater Cin-
again pausing a law that tion providers in the state. The law had been blocked ment mandates against cinnati had anticipated
took effect after federal The clinics argue the law through a legal challenge, private health care deci- the judge was leaning to-
abortion protections were violates protections in the then went into effect after sions." ward a pause after a hear-
overturned by the U.S. Su- state Constitution guar- the landmark 1973 Roe v. Abortion providers and their ing held last week, when
preme Court in June. anteeing individual liberty Wade decision was over- defenders have said the he asked questions about
The decision means abor- and equal protection. The turned. law has already created a the 10-year-old's case and
tions through 20 weeks' suit also says the law is un- DeWine's opponent in the host of hardships, including suggested, "We should just
gestation can continue for constitutionally vague. November election, Dem- forcing a 10-year-old Ohio be very honest about what
now, in keeping with state The law was signed by Re- ocrat and abortion rights rape victim to travel to Indi- we're talking about here."
law in place before the publican Gov. Mike DeW- proponent Nan Whaley, ana for an abortion. "Let's just be very honest,"
ban. ine in April 2019, and pro- called Wednesday's ruling The judge's decision is a the anti-abortion group
Hamilton County Judge hibits most abortions after "a victory, albeit a tempo- blow for abortion oppo- wrote in a statement, "it is
Christian Jenkins' decision the first detectable "fetal rary one, for Ohio women." nents, who have been cel- always, always best when
to grant a 14-day restrain- heartbeat." Cardiac ac- She said, "Ohio women ebrating implementation LIFE is chosen. Always."q