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![President Joe Biden speaks on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, on April 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1112-joe-biden-earth-day-400x300.jpg)
Old Forests Are Being Cut at Faster Pace Since Biden’s Order Protecting Them
The Bureau of Land Management has continued to approve logging projects that will harm the climate.
![Rep. Elise Stefanik calls on the Senate to take up the Israel Security Assistance Support Act during a news conference on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2153244813-400x300.jpg)
Trump Taps Pro-War Neocon Elise Stefanik as UN Ambassador
The choice appears to be a clear win for hardline hawks fighting to control the direction of Trump's foreign policy.
![Uganda's Health Minister Health Minister Sarah Opendi delivers a speech in Kampala, Uganda, on April 17, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-847852042-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Abortion Former Trump Official Signs Secretive Deal With Ugandan Government
Project 2025 contributor Valerie Huber is pushing an abstinence-only, anti-choice agenda across Africa.
![Participants walk by an entrance of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 10, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2183369716-400x300.jpg)
Here Are 5 Key Issues to Watch Out For at COP29
With US climate policy in question under Trump, the UN is forging ahead at this year’s conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Qatar Withdraws From Gaza Ceasefire Talks as Region Braces for Trump Presidency
“This entire process from the outset has been a complete charade,” said Dutch Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani.
![William Swanson votes carrying his son Oliver, 3, at a local polling station on November 5, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182507647-1-400x300.jpg)
School Vouchers Proved Unpopular on the Ballot, But Threat Remains Under Trump
Billionaires poured millions into school privatization measures that failed to pass this November.
![The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1241606942-400x300.jpg)
Biden Made Slow But Steady Progress on Climate. Trump Is Poised to Dismantle It.
Trump is threatening to unleash pollution, increase emissions and incapacitate the most robust EPA in a generation.
![A Kenyan woman reads newspapers at a shop in Nakuru, Kenya, on November 7, 2024, following the U.S. presidential election.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182745902-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Victory Threatens Reproductive Rights Far Beyond US Borders
Trump has emboldened anti-abortion groups globally. African women and girls will suffer as a result.
![An aerial view of the shrinking Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California, on September 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2178035281-400x300.jpg)
These 5 States Passed Crucial Environmental Ballot Initiatives
Across the country, voters approved spending billions of dollars on climate resilience and conservation.
![Trans youth Raymond stands for a portrait in his bedroom in Mississippi, on May 4, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1559109550-400x300.jpg)
LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Hotline Saw 700 Percent Spike in Calls After Election Day
LGBTQ+ youth are afraid, confused and anxious about the outcome of the election, The Trevor Project said.