The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted 5-0 to approve a liquefied natural gas terminal proposed for Long Island Sound. The approval did not come without strings, however.

According to the Legislative Gazette, FERC commission Chairman Joseph Kelliher said there were "extensive conditions" attached to the approval of the project including more than 80 environmental, security and public safety conditions.

A Broadwater spokesman called the conditions, "reasonable and sensible."

Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell had strong words for the today's news.

"FERC's decision today is nothing short of a disgrace. It is an insult to the people of Connecticut and New York, a discourtesy to New York Governor David A. Paterson - who has been in office less than a week - and an assault on the most precious environmental asset our two states possess: the reinvigorated Long Island Sound," Rell said in a statement.

Former Governor Eliot Spitzer was supposed to decide whether to oppose or support this project next month, however with the recent turnover in the executive branch, sources say that date will be postponed.