The Hudson River has served as a marine highway since it's discovery by Henry Hudson, connecting Albany, the "Port of Export", to New York City, the economic capital of world. Today, crude oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota has ...See moreThe Hudson River has served as a marine highway since it's discovery by Henry Hudson, connecting Albany, the "Port of Export", to New York City, the economic capital of world. Today, crude oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota has begun making its way along the channel by barge. A new proposal to increase the number of anchorages in the Hudson suggests that more barges will follow suit, meaning more risk for the river.
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