BROADWATER

Editorial from The Hartford Courant: FERC's Unsound Ruling | Courant.com: "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a floating, $700 million liquefied natural gas terminal raises the stakes for New York and Connecticut residents who see this project for what it is: a short-sighted grab at the region's energy market at the expense of public safety, the environment and the enjoyment of Long Island Sound."

LI needs LNG guarantees | Newsday.com: "Paterson shouldn't dawdle on the decision, but should talk $$ with Shell - The window for a decision on Broadwater is getting narrower. Federal energy regulators last week gave their final approval to build the nation's first floating liquid natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound. Now New York State has to determine as quickly as possible whether this $1 billion project can deliver on its promises."

LOCAL

Hiker bemoans fate of Maromas | MiddletownPress.com: "MIDDLETOWN — Trees of hickory, birch and oak populate trails along River Road in Maromas, where some have suggested building a military facility. John LeShane, founder and president of the Meshomasic Hiking Club, which is having its 10-year anniversary this month, can’t help but clear trails as he hikes — it’s in his blood."

A Harmonious Setting | TheDay.com: "Shelley Raineau doesn't do anything half way. So when she got the idea for her Health in Harmony Holistic Center on Broadway Avenue in Mystic next to the CVS pharmacy, she decided to go green."

Griswold Subdivision Plan Gets Its First OK | TheDay.com: "Griswold — A proposal to build a 30-lot subdivision near the intersection of the Pachaug State Forest and the North Stonington town line has received the first of two municipal approvals."

A letter to the editor of The Day: Who In Congress Will Lead For Nuclear Power? | TheDay.com: "What might our congressman do to see that Congress enacts a law this year mandating that the next generation base load power plants in the United States be nuclear-powered?"

A letter to the editor of The Hartford Courant from Judi Friedman, chairwoman of People's Action for Clean Energy: Millstone Should Cool It | Courant.com: "Dominion has taken arrogance to new levels by continuing to delay installation of a closed cooling system at the Millstone nuclear power facility — and the state Department of Environmental Protection is allowing this delay [Page 1, March 16, 'DEP Delays Action On Plant's Fish Kills']!"

Local Drinking Water Less Likely To Have Trace Pharmaceuticals | TheDay.com: "Connecticut and Rhode Island residents should feel a bit more at ease with their public drinking water despite recent studies that have shown a widespread presence of trace pharmaceuticals in public water supplies across the country, according to local and state officials."

H2O-Phooey | Courant.com: "While gasoline and fuel oil prices are getting the most attention from consumers these days, the cost of another essential of modern life is creeping higher: water."

The University Of Connecticut Joins Homeland Security Effort | TheDay.com: "the Department of Homeland Security announced the Connecticut Transportation Institute at UConn's School of Engineering would help lead the department's Center for Transportation Security, with Tougaloo College and Texas Southern University. Long Island University, Rutgers University, San Jose State University and the University of Arkansas also will contribute."

Stratford fields artificial turf concerns | The Connecticut Post Online: "STRATFORD — A Town Council committee has selected an international company that 'revolutionized' a new artificial field turf system for pro football teams like the New York Giants and New England Patriots to install a new surface for Bunnell High School's athletic field."

Funds revive Derby redevelopment | The Connecticut Post Online: "DERBY — The city is moving a quarter-million dollars closer to reaching its goal of redeveloping downtown."

Winsted dry cleaning shop goes organic | RegisterCitizen.com: "WINSTED — Wanting to make a difference in the environment, a local cleaning business has switched from a traditional to an organic form of dry cleaning ... 'The sweaters are softer, the leather is softer and there is no smell at all.'" ...

City has plenty of water | BristolPress.com: "BRISTOL — After weeks of wet weather, the city is lifting the voluntary water restrictions it imposed last fall."

American chestnut tree putting down new roots | NHRegister.com: "Creating a blight resistant strain is the goal of conservationists : GUILFORD — Walk around the forests and parks of Connecticut, and you won’t see many American chestnut trees stretching into the canopy. One hundred years ago, blight killed as many as 4 billion of the trees, which were once common from New England to western Tennessee. Now, Guilford’s Conservation Commission, along with the Connecticut Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation, is working to establish a blight-resistant chestnut tree in a 1.5-acre orchard in the town’s Nut Plains Park. For more information on the project, visit the Web site of the American Chestnut Foundation’s Connecticut chapter at www.ctacf.org."

State OKs $350,000 to expand day care facility | NHRegister.com: "MILFORD — The $4.2 million Good Shepherd day care facility being built in the Devon neighborhood will get a $350,000 boost from state funds."

More from The Connecticut Post: Milford 'green' day care earns extra green | The Connecticut Post Online: "MILFORD — The new Good Shepherd Day Care Center, one of the first certified 'green' buildings in the state, is getting some green: $350,000 from the State Bond Commission."

A letter to the editor of The News Times: Costco plan will hurt aquifer, traffic | NewsTimes.com: "Larson Farm sits on top of our Brookfield aquifer. The ground will be covered with acres of pavement, preventing normal absorption, and runoff in the thousands of gallons of tainted water will empty into 'natural' catch basins to eventually exit into the Still River."

A letter to the editor of The Stamford Advocate from Gene Waggaman, president of the Stamford Youth Soccer League: City fields need to be protected | The Advocate

EVENTS

Event to examine what it means to go ‘green’ | NHRegister.com: "FAIRFIELD — Fairfield University’s Charles F. Dolan School of Business will host a 'Green Energy Night,' with a panel of Connecticut business owners discussing renewable energy, at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday." For more information, call (203) 254-4000, Ext. 2726.