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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Raby

US Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline

HEATHER ROUSSEAU | The Roanoke Times

The fate of a controversial natural gas pipeline in West Virginia may rest with the U.S. Supreme Court, as the state appealed a lower court's ruling that temporarily blocked construction despite a Congressional order clearing the way for the project.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey argued that the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, lacked jurisdiction to block the Mountain Valley Pipeline. In a statement Monday, he said any challenges to Congress' action must be heard by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

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