Obama’s climate and energy director to step down

Los Angeles Times : Carol Browner, President Obama’s controversial climate and energy czar, will step down soon, White House officials said Tuesday, in a move that some energy lobbyists saw as another signal that the administration wants to make amends with an alienated business community by reconsidering environmental regulation, writes Neela Banerjee for the Los Angeles Times. Many environmentalists said that Browner’s resignation in itself did not signal a retreat from environmental protections, however.