In alignment with its commitment to sustainability and climate action, AASHE submitted comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) opposing the expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing […]
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AASHE Supports Environmental Justice and Public Health Protections
In June 2025, AASHE signed on to a letter led by the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform (EJNCP), calling on Congress to protect public health and environmental justice programs […]
AASHE Opposes Bill Threatening Clean Energy and Environmental Grant Programs
In May, AASHE joined a coalition of organizations in signing a letter led by Lawyers for Good Government opposing provisions in the FY25 House Budget Reconciliation Bill that would eliminate […]
AASHE Signs Call to Reforge the Historic Compact Between Higher Ed and the Federal Government
In May, AASHE joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and other higher education organizations in signing a statement urging renewed collaboration between the federal government and colleges and universities. […]
AASHE Signs Nonprofit Community Letter to 119th Congress
The Climate Change Education Act aims to enhance climate literacy via grants to higher education institutions and education entities.
AASHE Endorses the Climate Change Education Act
The Climate Change Education Act aims to enhance climate literacy via grants to higher education institutions and education entities.
AASHE Supports Global Forest Accountability on International Day of Forests
AASHE calls for increased accountability in global forest conservation efforts on the International Day of Forests.
AASHE Joins Call for U.S. Climate Leadership and Fair Share Commitment at COP28
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.
AASHE Endorses Academic Health Institutions’ Declaration on Planetary Health
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.
AASHE Endorses the Children’s Fundamental Rights & Climate Recovery Resolution
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.