▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Energy ▁Reg ul atory ▁Commission ▁con cludes ▁the ▁project ▁will ▁have ▁only ▁limited ▁environmental ▁impact . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁U . S . ▁General ▁Account ing ▁Office ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁provide ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁terminal s ▁and ▁involved ▁ships . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁Connecticut ▁Governor ▁M . ▁J odi ▁R ell ▁writes ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁Governor ▁Sp itzer ▁that ▁the ▁plant ▁would ▁hurt ▁the ▁Sound . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁Federal ▁Energy ▁Reg ul atory ▁Commission ▁votes ▁ 5 - 0 ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁New ▁York ▁Governor ▁David ▁Pat erson ▁officially ▁reject s ▁the ▁Broad water ▁plan ▁altogether . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Broad water energy . com ▁Anti - B road water ▁Co al ition ▁Fra ud water . com ▁Article ▁about ▁the ▁Broad water ▁proposal ▁in ▁the ▁Hart ford ▁Adv oc ate ▁ ▁Category : Long ▁Island ▁Sound ▁Category : Pro posed ▁li que f ied ▁natural ▁gas ▁terminal s ▁Category : N atural ▁gas ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : J oint ▁vent ures ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Dutch ▁Sh ell