Matrix for United States

This matrix reflects improvements in the laws and practices relating to access to information, public participation, access to justice and capacity in this country.

	Capacity Building	Access To Information	Public Participation	Access To Justice
PP10 Commitments		UNEP Governing Council to Decide Future of Access Principles in Nairobi Mixed results from Nairobi	UNEP Governing Council to Decide Future of Access Principles in Nairobi Mixed results from Nairobi	UNEP Governing Council to Decide Future of Access Principles in Nairobi Mixed results from Nairobi
Media & Outreach		US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Dialogue Project USA: Toxics in Communities- A conference
Litigation
Other
Advocacy	La Iniciativa de Acceso en el proceso de la V Cumbre de las Américas / The Access Initiative in the V Summit of the Americas...	New WRI publication - Good governance in the U.S. executive branch Lead in Our Water-A Washington, DC Mystery UNEP Governing Council to Decide Future of Access Principles in Nairobi	New WRI publication - Good governance in the U.S. executive branch La Iniciativa de Acceso en el proceso de la V Cumbre de las Américas / The Access Initiative in the V Summit of the Americas... Lead in Our Water-A Washington, DC Mystery UNEP Governing Council to Decide Future of Access Principles in Nairobi	UNEP Governing Council to Decide Future of Access Principles in Nairobi
Legal Reform		Legislative Transparency Has public participation been Terminated? Stimulus or Environment -- Must we choose? Mixed results from Nairobi	Legislative Transparency Has public participation been Terminated? Stimulus or Environment -- Must we choose? Mixed results from Nairobi	Legislative Transparency Mixed results from Nairobi
Institutional Reform		Obama Honors Access Principles in Symbolic Opening Moves Jackson Ushers in New Era of Transparency for U.S. EPA Mixed results from Nairobi USEPA to Publish all Official Calendars: Bold New Step or Token Measure? PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS FOR GLOBAL COMMITMENTS ON OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT	Jackson Ushers in New Era of Transparency for U.S. EPA Mixed results from Nairobi	Mixed results from Nairobi