ANNAPOLIS — Maryland agriculture officials say new fertilizer regulations may be phased in over the next year, instead of being implemented all at once in the fall. The department had previously asked that the regulations aimed at cutting pollution in ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.

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In a matter of hours on Monday, Eastern Shore lawmakers and farming interest groups went from outraged to satisfied with proposed state regulations.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Agriculture Department on Monday withdrew a request to accelerate implementation of proposed regulations aimed at reducing pollution from fertilizer in the Chesapeake Bay after critics said the state was moving too fast. Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration had ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators announced plans Friday to dramatically limit workplace exposure to silica dust, an agent known to cause crippling lung disease and cancer in thousands of workers each year. The proposal from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says the nation’s largest banks need to do a better job of determining how much capital they need to cushion against a future crisis. In a report issued Monday, the Fed said the big banks ...

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An environmental advocacy group is crying foul over a report commissioned by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources that it says shows the state is readying regulations to allow hydraulic fracturing. State officials say there’s nothing to see here.

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HAGERSTOWN — The owner of a Hagerstown cement plant has agreed to a $700,000 fine to settle allegations it violated the federal Clean Air Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the proposed settlement Thursday with the U.S. arm of ...

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WASHINGTON — Parents who have been fretting over the low levels of arsenic found in apple juice can feel better about buying one of their kids’ favorite drinks. The Food and Drug Administration is setting a new limit on the ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators took a step Tuesday toward making eight of the largest U.S. banks meet a stricter measure of health to reduce the threat they pose to the financial system. The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ...

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