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popsci.com > environment > why-cant-pump-gas-new-jersey

It's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey. But why?

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (824+ words) Published Apr 9, 2026 9:01 AM EDT I have a confession to make: In my late teens, my car ran out of gas along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Rather than pump my own gas in PA, I’d been trying to make it across to…...