Virginia Public Radio

State officials met with Tidewater communities this week who are trying to learn as much as they can about potential fracking on 84,000 leased acres close to the Chesapeake Bay. Some of the sites are at the doorsteps of  George Washington and Robert E. Lee’s birthplaces. The region may have the most stringent regulatory protections and the commitment of two state officials to protect the area’s heritage, but that may not last. Pamela D’Angelo reports.