Virginia regulators hit pause on gas compressor plan near Chesapeake neighborhood

Virginia regulators hit pause on gas compressor plan near Chesapeake neighborhood

Example photo of a gas compressor project, similar to what Virginia Natural Gas has proposed near a Chesapeake neighborhood. (Photo courtesy Virginia Natural Gas)The State Corporation Commission is taking extra time to sift through public feedback before deciding whether Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) can move forward with a $90 million compressor station planned near a historically Black neighborhood in Chesapeake. The project is designed to preven…