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A four-lane bicycle superhighway could go up between the Swedish cities of Malmo and Lund.

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Commercial agricultural projects in East Africa are forcing Ethiopians from their homes, according to Human Rights Watch.

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A Chevron rig caught fire off the coast of Nigeria.

It’s not just hydrofracking that produces dirty wastewater. Other oil and gas extraction processes do, too — up to 60 million barrels each day.

Climate change could push economic damages from East Coast hurricanes to new heights.