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Fact sheets offer tips for protecting workers in gas stations and convenience stores

Washington — New fact sheets from NIOSH are intended to help workers at gas stations and convenience stores – and their employers – reduce the risk of violence on the job.




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'Gas Station Heroin' Is a Dangerous and Often Contaminated Supplement

Tianeptine, an addictive drug at high doses, is being sold as a dietary supplement in gas stations and convenient stores. But such products could be contaminated with metals, microorganisms or other undisclosed drugs




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Omaha/Council Bluffs Area Gas Stations, Owned by Mega Saver and Tobacco and Phones 4 Less, Agree to Upgrade Spill Monitoring and Alarm Systems

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




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A Green party at a gas station?

Your Daily Thread — self-described as "L.A.'s hub for all things green, sustainable & local" — has been live for quite a while now, but finally threw its of



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Are abandoned gas stations the wellness hubs of the future?

Reebook partners with architecture firm Gensler for 'Get Pumped,' a conceptual scheme in which health-conscious drivers rule the roads.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Teen girl, mom spooked by man at gas station

Investigators are working to figure out if the encounter was a misunderstanding or if this was an attempted abduction.




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D.C.-area gas station shuts off the pumps and goes all-electric

RS Automotive will become the first service station in the nation to completely convert their equipment from offering gasoline to 100 percent electric power.




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Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement with National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims

The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with QuikTrip Corporation, a private company that owns and operates more than 550 gas stations, convenience stores, travel centers, and truck stops in the Midwest, South and Southwestern United States. 



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Chevron Puerto Rico LLC Agrees to Improve Leak Detection at Puerto Rico Gas Stations

A settlement announced today between the United States and Chevron Puerto Rico LLC resolves Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at approximately 100 of Chevron’s underground storage tank facilities in Puerto Rico.



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Detroit-Area Gas Station Owner and His Bookkeeper Convicted of Tax Crime

A Detroit federal jury today returned a guilty verdict against Elsayed Kazem “Tom” Safiedine and Mary Fawaz.



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Detroit Area Gas Station Owner and His Bookkeeper Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Duggan sentenced Elsayed Kazem “Tom” Safiedine to 21 months in prison and Mary Fawaz to 12 months and one day in prison for tax fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Safiedine and Fawaz were convicted by a Detroit jury of conspiring to defraud the United States by impeding and impairing the lawful functions of the IRS.



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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Robbery of Gas Station Manager

Jason W. Pleau, 35, of Providence, R.I., was sentenced today to life in prison for the murder and robbery of Woonsocket, R.I., gas station manager David D. Main. Pleau chased, shot at close range and robbed Main on Sep. 20, 2010, as Main approached the doorstep of a Woonsocket bank where he was to have deposited receipts belonging to the gas station that he managed.



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Getaway Driver in Murder of Rhode Island Gas Station Manager Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

Jose A. Santiago, 36, of Springfield, Mass., was sentenced yesterday in Providence, R.I., to serve 40 years in prison for his role in the September 2010 armed robbery and murder of Woonsocket, R.I., gas station manager David D. Main.



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Gas station benzene emissions 10 times as bad as previously thought

Another very good reason to get fossil fuel powered cars out of our cities.




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What's the future of the gas station?

A competition invites designers to come up with ideas, but really, it's old news. They have been disappearing for years.




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Video shows Ryan Lochte and swimmers after destroying gas station bathroom

Brazillian police have released footage of Ryan Lochte and three US swimmers at the Rio de Janeiro gas station where they claimed to have been robbed as swimmers say claims were fabricated.




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Mother, 37, 'played lookout and getaway driver for her armed robber son', 15, at Florida gas station

Amanda Chere Meador, 37, waited in a 2002 Chrysler Town & Country minivan as the boy robbed Circle K at a Florida gas station on October 31, 2019. She was arrested Friday.




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Paula Patton, 43, looks summer ready in colorful floral dress as she fills her tank at a gas station

Paula Patton looked summer ready in a colorful floral dress as she filled her tank as a gas station in Malibu on Monday.




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Khloe Kardashian shows off her gym-honed midriff in cropped button-down during gas station pit stop

Khloe Kardashian flaunted her midriff and curves in a cropped button-down and tight jeans during a pit stop at gas station in Los Angeles on Tuesday.




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NASA Tests Robotic Gas Station Attendant for Outer Space

See how NASA tests a robotic gas station attendant for outer space.




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Spur gas station




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The Firestone Gas Station at the Orange State Motor Company




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Pitman's Grocery and Market and a SuperTest Gas Station




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An Aerial photograph of a Gas Station and Trailer Park




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An Aerial photograph of a Gas Station and Trailer Park




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A Peninsular Telephone Company truck works outside a Texaco gas station