Miranda Mulligan
The Virginian-Pilot
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IF VIRGINIA PROCEEDS with plans for offshore exploration of gas and oil, it would be limited to a wedge-shaped area of about 3 million acres, between 50 and 140 miles offshore. A smaller wedge at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay would be off-limits, to provide unrestricted access for Navy and commercial ships.
Click on the interactive presentation below for a preview of the special report.
IN THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1:
Check out a Q&A about drilling, a brief history of important events and a two-page graphic about how offshore exploration of gas and oil could work in Virginia.
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