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Businesses hate bike lanes. Sure, they reduce pollution, slow the pace of climate change, cut traffic fatalities, and make cities healthier and more pleasant. But they also take away parking spaces, which makes it tougher for shoppers to load up their cars with piles of stuff. Freaked-out business owners have been f...

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Germans are obsessed with lüften, the act, or art, of ventilating their homes — but it is undermining efforts to make buildings more energy efficient. Long considered to be a key measure for good respiratory hygiene, Germans often crack open win...