The land is currently owned by Aggregate Industries, which runs it as a quarry.

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The settlement also stipulated that Aggregate Industries would not be cut off from government contracts.

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Edge Renewables recently acquired the former Lea Quarry North from owners Aggregate Industries.

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Paiewonsky said she can only follow the law with Aggregate Industries -- the law laid out in its settlement.

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Sterling said Aggregate Industries had lived up to the terms of the settlement and is not doing anything wrong.

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Nancy Sterling, a spokeswoman for Aggregate Industries, said the company learned its lesson.

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Aggregate Industries Northeast is part of a major multinational corporation.

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In 2005 Holcim bought Aggregate Industries, a British aggregates firm.

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