Sustainable development remains barely recognized as a significant social, economic, or environmental challenge for the United States. The President’s Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD)2 was disbanded in May 1999, based in part on the perception of Vice President Albert Gore’s campaign that sustainability was not an issue for the American electorate. Little funding from either governments or foundations supports higher education initiatives to promote sustainable development, and only a few disciplines are beginning to afford a measure of legitimacy to teaching, research, and outreach in this area. Hopeful signs are emerging, but education for sustainable development in America is still at the margins.