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Coverage dated August 3, 2023 to August 5, 2023

Oregon motorists express confusion, excitement on social media following lift of self-serve gas ban

Headline from KTVU San Francisco, on the newest of 2 developments

Drivers in Oregon can pump their own gas for the first time in 72 years.

KTVU San Francisco's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Oregon drivers are now allowed to pump their own fuel after the state lifted a ban dating back to 1951

    Headline from KRDO ·

  2. Newest

    Oregon motorists express confusion, excitement on social media following lift of self-serve gas ban

    Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. Seattle Times

    Oregon lets drivers fuel their own cars, lifting self-serve ban (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Oregon has ended a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Power at the gas pump: Oregon lets drivers fuel their own cars, lifting decades-old self-serve ban (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars without an attendant, since a

  3. KTVB Boise

    Gov. Kotek signs gas pump bill; self-service now allowed statewide (opens KTVB Boise)

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    KTVB Boise's feed description

    The governor's signature lifts a self-service gas ban that's been in place in Oregon since 1951.

  4. The Oregonian

    Pumping your own gas to become legal in Oregon Friday; Kotek expected to sign bill (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Gov. Tina Kotek's signature will reverse a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline that set Oregon apart from nearly every other state.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Power at the pump: Gov. Kotek signs self-serve gas bill, ending 72 years of law banning it in Oregon (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars without an attendant, since a decades-old ban on self-serve gas stations has been revoked.

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Oregon lifts decades-old ban, lets drivers pump their own gas (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SALEM, Ore. >> For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old ban on self-serve gas stations has been revoked.

  7. Fortune

    'It's about time': You can now pump your own gas in Oregon for the first time in 72 years (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Republican state Sen. Tim Knopp fought the change: “I have yet to light myself on fire. I have yet to cause any problems whatsoever as it relates to self-serve gas."

  8. Hot Air

    Oregon bravely allows people to pump their own gas (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    This story has been around for as long as I can remember but I still find it somewhat amazing that we’re still talking about it in 2023. Self-service gasoline stations first showed up in the Uni...

  9. NBC News

    Oregon lifts ban on self-serve gas, leaving N.J. as the only state prohibiting it (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The new law took effect Friday after Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill allowing drivers to dispense fuel themselves.

  10. The Daily Caller

    One Of The Last Two States Prohibiting Self-Serve Gas Pumping Just Ended Their 72-Year Ban (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Oregon residents can pump their own gas as a law was signed Friday ending the Beaver State's 72-year moratorium on drivers having the right to pump fuel.

  11. KTVU San Francisco

    Oregon motorists express confusion, excitement on social media following lift of self-serve gas ban (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Drivers in Oregon can pump their own gas for the first time in 72 years.

  12. KRDO

    Oregon drivers are now allowed to pump their own fuel after the state lifted a ban dating back to 1951 (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — All gas stations in Oregon can now allow customers to pump their own gas under a new law signed Friday, lifting a ban on self-service in the state dating back to 1951. The new law, House Bill 2426, signed Friday by Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek went into effect immediately,

  13. The Week

    Oregon lifts ban on drivers pumping their own gas (opens The Week)

    Published

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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