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Global Partners said it would scale back plans to increase the amount of tar sands crude oil transported along and on the Hudson River

Global Partners opted to withdraw its application to expand operations and build a crude oil heating facility at the port.

“Our students conveyed the need for Coast Guard procedures that assure both river protection and river safety.” — John Cronin, senior adviser in Environmental Affairs at Pace

The proposed solution must not prevent people from enjoying the river—fishing, kayaking and walking. And inspiring views of the Hudson shouldn’t be blocked.—Scenic Hudson

Ship­ping in­ter­ests are ex­pected to con­tinue to press for some ad­di­tional Hud­son River an­chor­ages for what they de­scribe as safety rea­sons re­sult­ing from an in­crease in ship­ping traf­fic.

“Only good can come out of these kinds of relationships where groups that had been adversaries are encouraged to work out solutions”—John Lipscomb, Riverkeeper

Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay called the PAWSA result “a welcome next step toward resolving the very contentious proposal by the tug and barge industry for new anchorages on the Hudson.”

The Coast Guard’s determination to suspend, not outright squelch, the proposal is underwhelming. While cautious optimism should prevail now, these matters are far from permanently settled.