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

By JOHN RABY
Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The state of West Virginia is appealing a court ruling that temporarily blocked construction on a contentious natural gas pipeline. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case involving the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The 300-mile project is being built through Virginia and West Virginia. Morrisey contends that the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals lacked the jurisdiction to issue a stay earlier this month. That ruling came after Congress passed legislation requiring issuance of all necessary permits for the pipeline’s construction.