Broadwater, a joint venture of Shell Oil and TransCanada Pipelines, has an extra 30 days to appeal the New York Secretary of State's ruling that its proposed floating natural gas terminal is not consistent with the state's coastal management policy. Federal, state and local officials along with environmental and civic groups opposed the terminal, saying it would have harmful environmental impacts on the Long Island Sound. Broadwater disputes these claims and says they specifically designed this to be consistent with the state's policy. The state Department of Environmental Conservation still has Broadwater's air and water discharge permits under review.The proposed 1,200-foot-long liquefied natural gas storage and regasification facility would be located on L.I. Sound.

The plant, about nine miles off the coast of the Wading River, would be capable of supplying the metropolitan area with about one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. The Long Island Power Authority commissioned an analysis that found Broadwater would enhance the stability of the natural gas supply to the region and while helping to reduce future energy cost increases, a claim which critics vehemently dispute.