New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access

Episode 44 March 15, 2022 00:03:34
New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access
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New York attorney general calls on NWS to improve language access

Mar 15 2022 | 00:03:34

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Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

Earlier this month, New York’s attorney general called on the National Weather Service to improve its language access measures, in response to the disproportionate number of non-English speaking individuals who died during Hurricane Ida last summer.

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