MARYLAND BRIEFING
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PHOSPHATE BAN
O'Malley Likely to Approve Delay
Gov. Martin O'Malley indicated yesterday that he will probably sign legislation to allow a six-month delay in complying with Maryland's upcoming ban on phosphates in dishwasher detergents.
At the request of detergent maker Proctor & Gamble, lawmakers agreed to push back the effective date of the ban to July 2010. The ban is aimed at improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
"The way that some would look at it is . . . they've been doing it for so long, we should put an immediate stop to it," O'Malley (D) said on WTOP (103.5 FM). "The way others would look at it is that after changing their practices and changing their products, that a six-month accommodation is not unreasonable, and I tend to come down on that side of that argument."
Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery), sponsor of the ban, said he will continue to lobby O'Malley to veto the bill. "I think they've gotten too long an extension as it is," Frosh said.
-- John Wagner
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Pedestrian Struck, Killed by Train
A male pedestrian was fatally struck by a freight train in Garrett Park yesterday morning, Montgomery County police said.
Police said he was spotted about 6:25 a.m. by the engineer of an eastbound CSX train, who blew the whistle and tried to stop. The pedestrian remained on the tracks and was struck. His name was withheld until family members could be notified.
