Senator may seek emergency declaration to keep barges moving
by Associated Press Published: November 27,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boatert, boating, drought, emergency, navigation, rain, river, ship, shipper, shipping, transportation, water
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri may seek a presidential emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on the drought-riddled Mississippi River. The Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began reducing the outflow from an upper Missouri River dam in South Dakota. That means less water coming down the Missouri [...] [...]
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