Keeping individuals with LEP up to date on environmental issues

Episode 301 December 22, 2022 00:03:39
Keeping individuals with LEP up to date on environmental issues
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Keeping individuals with LEP up to date on environmental issues

Dec 22 2022 | 00:03:39

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Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

Recently, advocates in the US state of New Jersey raised concerns about the state not providing adequate language access services at community meetings on the environment, leading to low engagement levels among individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP).

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