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Democratic attorneys general from California, New York, New Mexico and Washington on Monday sued the administration over its coal program.

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

U.S. coal production as it is has been falling steadily for more than a decade.

The petition was filed by the United Mine Workers and the United Steelworkers unions.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Coal Energy Center signed an agreement.

A lawyer said the mining companies don't dispute owing money on the shovels but the question is how much.

The mining industry and two coal states, Wyoming and Montana, joined the case.

A years-long decline in U.S. coal production has accelerated.

The discussion about capital projects probably will continue into next week.

The Decker mine produced over 1 million tons of coal and employed 164 workers in the first quarter of 2020.