MEDFORD (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has lifted an injunction blocking the expansion of the Mt. Ashland Ski Area in Southern Oregon, the latest round in a legal battle that has stretched on for years. U.S. District Judge Owen M. Panner concluded in his Friday ruling that the U.S. Forest Service had fixed violations of environmental laws in the process of approving the expansion, the Medford Mail-Tribune reported. Those violations were identified in an earlier U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Opponents plan to ask the judge for a stay pending an appeal to the higher court. …