Gulf oil spill could slow Mississippi barge traffic

By Danielle Kaeding

June 8, 2010

Barge and shipping traffic on the Upper Mississippi River may slow down if the oil spill gets any worse in the Gulf of Mexico.Danielle Kaeding reports…

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