NEWBURGH – Environmental Advocates of New York is among the organizations opposed to a plan to place commercial ship anchorages in 10 locations on the Hudson River between Newburgh and Yonkers.
Group Executive Director Peter Iwanowicz said it took years to restore the beauty and cleanliness of the river and it is no place for barges and other commercial vessels to park.
“The last thing we need is oil on barges hanging out in the Hudson River,” Iwanowicz said. “We have called on the governor to oppose efforts that would shift dangerous tar sands oil down the Hudson. So far that hasn’t happened. We are trying to put an end to the bomb trains that are flowing through our communities and we also don’t want to see the Hudson River turned into a parking lot for big oil’s product. It just doesn’t belong there and should have never been considered.”
Virtually every community up and down the river has come out opposed to the proposal.
Oil barge in the Hudson near New Windsor on Sunday
