President's Budget Again Targets NIOSH Education, Research Centers And Ag Programs

The Obama administration has again put NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and the agency's Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Programs (AFF) on the chopping block in the next fiscal year's proposed budget -- reductions that would save millions of dollars in NIOSH discretionary funding, but that are fiercely opposed by numerous occupational safety and health stakeholders.