Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.91
Liaison Susan Powers
Submission Date April 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Clarkson University
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.33 / 2.00 Susan Powers
Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment
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Local advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the municipal/local level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:
Clarkson has advocated to have the town and village governments of Potsdam pass resolutions to become Climate Smart Communities (CSC). As a result both municipalities signed onto, and are actively working within, the program. This is a sustainability initiative designed by the Department of Environmental Conservation of New York to help municipalities. This enables Potsdam to have access to more NYS grants and it is synergistic with our growing resilience efforts. In addition Clarkson works with the town and village to advocate for more specific actions such as complete streets projects, converting street lights to LED, etc.

https://www.potsdamny.us/community/climate-smart-community.html

Regional advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:
Clarkson has been advocating for clean water initiatives in New York State. That resulted in a mention in the January 2019 State of the State address and increase in research related to healthy waters. Clarkson and SUNY ESF now partner with NYS DEC in a partnership called the NYS Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions.

National advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the national level?:
No

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:
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International advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the international level?:
No

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:
N/A

Optional Fields 

A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years (if applicable):
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None
A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.healthywaters.org/#:~:text=The%20Center%20of%20Excellence%20in,New%20York%20State%20and%20beyond.
https://www.potsdamny.us/community/climate-smart-community.html

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