Permit

That will allow the firm to mine for coal near Sheridan.

Attorneys say the ruling won't shut down work that's started at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Montana.

The company first applied to mine in 2014.

Encore Green Environmental will apply about 7,000 barrels of the treated water to private farmland.

Additional information is available on the department planner.

Local officials recently denied the project.

Other permit prices including boating and backcountry camping permits will remain unchanged.

The department is reviewing the ruling and expects to work with others to see if they will appeal, department spokesman Keith Guille said Wednesday.

The mine would supply coal for research into turning coal into usable products.

The ruling sends the matter back to the Forest Service to address the issue.