, ▁has ▁stir red ▁considerable ▁local ▁opposition ▁including ▁New ▁York ▁Sen ators , ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Sch umer ▁and ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁and ▁Represent ative ▁Tim ▁Bishop . ▁ ▁Cl inton ▁said : ▁ ▁I , ▁like ▁many ▁Long ▁Island ers , ▁remain ▁concerned ▁that ▁the ▁security ▁ris ks ▁and ▁environmental ▁thre ats ▁pos ed ▁by ▁the ▁project ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁properly ▁addressed . ▁I ▁also ▁share ▁the ▁view ▁held ▁by ▁many ▁Long ▁Island ers ▁that ▁this ▁project ▁would ▁have ▁det r iment al ▁impact s ▁on ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁air ▁surrounding ▁the ▁sound . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁controvers ies is ▁concern ▁that ▁legisl ation ▁may ▁pass ▁that ▁would ▁permit ▁the ▁Federal ▁Energy ▁Reg ul atory ▁Commission ▁to ▁override ▁local ▁opposition . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Governor ▁Eli ot ▁Sp itzer , ▁who ▁res igned ▁from ▁office ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁David ▁Pat erson , ▁took ▁no ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁but ▁raised ▁e y eb rows ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁he ▁h ired ▁Bruce ▁Gy ory , ▁a ▁Broad water ▁lo bb y ist , ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁governor . ▁ ▁Dec ision ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Governor ▁Pat erson ▁reject s ▁the ▁Broad water ▁plan , ▁stating ▁at ▁a ▁Press ▁Conference ▁at ▁Sun ken ▁M ead ow ▁State ▁Park ▁that ▁it ▁" Is ▁not ▁what ▁Long ▁Island ▁Sound ▁needs ." ▁Broad water ▁however ▁does ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appeal