Virginia’s two U.S. senators and six Democratic members of Congress are asking the federal government to extend the public comment period on potential mineral extraction off the coast of Accomack and Northampton Counties.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), Bobby Scott (D-Va.), and John Sarbanes (D-Md.) introduced a trio of bills to  reauthorize federal conservation programs yesterday.