The goal of the new LUSTER program is to create a new class of UV lasers that are more than 300 times smaller than current lasers and 10 times more efficient.
The amount will be offset by $123.6 million in BSEE collections.
The proposed plan would put $90.9 billion into safe and innovative transportation programs.
The agency has cited Inferno Wood Pellet Inc. of East Providence, R.I., following a combustible dust wood explosion and fire.
Roos Foods recalls even more cheese products for possible listeria contamination.
"Improving antibiotic prescribing can save today's patients from deadly infections and protect lifesaving antibiotics for tomorrow's patients," said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden, M.D., MPH.
The courses will cover interviewing, transportation disaster response, aircraft accident investigation, and more.
It will solve the problem that many seafarers "were reportedly unable to have access to approved training courses or were unable to be issued certification of security-related training in accordance with the STCW regulations."
The agency releases the results of January inspections, which resulted in 198 citations.
OSHA cites Nichiha USA Inc. for almost $140,000 in proposed safety violation fines.
Thirteen employees of DOE's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., were notified Feb. 26 that they have tested positive for radiological contamination after being exposed on Feb. 14.
OSHA has issued $560,000 in penalties to Custom Rubber Products LLC, a Houston manufacturer, after a worker was severely injured.
The agency suggests implementing a new label that draws more attention to the connection between nutrition and chronic diseases.
President Obama and DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the sixth round of funding.
The city council approved legislation that provides paid sick leave coverage for all businesses of five or more employees – up from 15 – and Mayor Bill de Blasio said he'll sign it.
Two Feb. 26 events illustrated the severity of the drug problem in West Virginia: a forum on the emerging heroin epidemic and a charge of illegal drug distribution by a man identified as the governor's brother.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association announced its bid to bring the conference to the nation's capital in October 2018 has succeeded.