Construction on part of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline has temporarily stopped because of a federal court ruling, and the project’s developer now says it's considering taking the case to the Supreme Court. It's the latest twist in the legal saga surrounding the proposed 303-mile pipeline, which would transport natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s legal troubles and the reaction to the federal court’s decision. Plus, U.S. natural gas prices will rise in the second half of the year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Inside the latest twist in the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s legal saga