In February 2025, AASHE signed the Nonprofit Community Letter, urging the 119th Congress to recognize and support the vital role of charitable organizations. This collective advocacy effort highlights the impact of federal policies on nonprofits' ability to serve communities effectively.

The Climate Change Education Act aims to enhance climate literacy via grants to higher education institutions and education entities.

AASHE calls for increased accountability in global forest conservation efforts on the International Day of Forests.

As the COP28 climate summit approaches, AASHE has signed onto a collective call urging President Biden to recognize the U.S.’s historical responsibility for climate change and commit to contributing its fair share of the global effort to counter climate change.

The Academic Health Institutions’ Declaration on Planetary Health calls on academic health institutions to take immediate action to halt the negative impact of their activities on the planet’s natural systems, and to institute adaptive and regenerative measures.

The congressional concurrent resolution supports the principles underpinning the groundbreaking Juliana v. United States climate lawsuit, in which 21 youth plaintiffs assert that the government’s actions causing climate change have violated their constitutional rights to life, liberty, property, and equal protection of the laws.