“The Hudson River is one of our greatest resources and we have a fundamental responsibility to protect it.” — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
Coast Guard Agrees to Kill Hudson River Anchorages Proposal
“Our river is a national treasure that should be preserved and protected for generations – not turned into a parking lot for commercial oil ships.” — Representative Sean Patrick Maloney
Coast Guard suspends Hudson River anchorages proposal
The new review “will help us determine what the next steps might be, after a more comprehensive assessment of risks.” — Rear Admiral Steven Poulin
USCG Suspends Hudson River Anchorages Proposal
“I don’t know of anything over the last 12 months that I have worked harder to kill. This proposal was a bad idea from the start.” — Congressman Maloney
Proposed Hudson River Anchorage Sites May Be Dead In the Water
“The proposal is effectively dead. They would not have suspended the future rulemaking unless they intended to move in a different direction.” — U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Malloney
Coast Guard suspends, but doesn’t kill, plan for Hudson River anchorage grounds
“The anchorages proposal has been suspended because . . . it was brought to our attention that there’s a lot that we really don’t know about the Hudson River that we have to study before we make any sort of permanent decision.” — Coast Guard spokeswoman Allyson Conroy
Coast Guard Kills Plan To Park Barges Along Hudson River
“I am glad the Coast Guard has come around to our way of thinking.” — Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney
Coast Guard puts on hold controversial Hudson River anchorages
“The main lesson learned by the feds is this: Those of us who live on and love the Hudson River will not let it come to harm,” said Paul Gallay, president of Riverkeeper