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“The Chamber opposed the bill at this time because we are in the middle of a global pandemic and those industries that would be most impacted by this legislation - restaurants - were one of the hardest hit and will be one of the last industries to get back to normal,” Tricia Swanson, vice president of government relations for the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, wrote in an email to Bethesda Beat on Monday morning. The Chamber supports sustainability efforts, Swanson noted - it worked with the DEP and Montgomery College to create the Green Business Certification Program - but the timing was off for this bill. Read the full article here.