Resources 'United States'
The Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) identifies, supports, evaluates and certifies sustainable environmental infrastructure projects through broad public participation, to improve the…
DoWire is an electronic source of information on the convergence of democracy and the Internet around the world. DoWire is a free, low volume, moderated e-mail announcement list which connects over…
Freedom House’s annual press freedom survey has tracked trends in media freedom worldwide since 1980. The survey provides numerical rankings and rates each country’s media as “Free,” “Partly Free,”…
The case study examines the participation of citizens (as individuals and through groups) in the activities of the United States Protection Agency (EPA). In particular, the report focuses on two EPA…
This is Pennsylvania's one-stop center for information about proposed state environmental regulations, policies and other proposals open for public comment. The Center also provides access to…
The Project On Government Oversight is a politically-independent, nonprofit organization that seeks to remedy systemic abuses of power and mismanagement by the US federal government.
This report seeks to identify measurable indicators that could be used as a benchmark to evaluate openness and secrecy in government. The report quantifies the cost of classifying government…
Civil Society International assists independent organizations working for democracy and civil society in countries closed, or inhospitable, to these principles. Publisher of CivilSoc -- Civil Society…
This pioneering website on pollutant releases invites the public to get answers to questions about local pollution. Scorecard provides detailed reports on chemicals being released from any of 20,000…
The Local Government Commission presents four Participation Toolkits: Public Participation in Community Planning, Computer Simulation as a Public Participation Tool, Public Participation and Visual…
