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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Energy Secretary Chu is latest Obama Cabinet departure APNewsBreak: Feds: Warming imperils wolverines Exclusive: Obama leaning toward McCarthy for EPA chief - sources Detroit, Toyota see big US sales gains in January Entergy's retiring CEO not retiring on climate change US says warming climate threatens survival of snow-loving wolverine

Energy Secretary Chu is latest Obama Cabinet departure  Friday, Feb 01, 2013 05:09 PM PST WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the Nobel Prize winner who shepherded an effort to help spur a clean energy U.S. economy, will step down after a tenure rocked by the failures of some costly government investments. Chu's departure, which was announced Friday and follows similar moves by the Environmental Protection Agency administrator and the interior secretary, will allow President Barack Obama to craft a fresh team to address climate change. ... Full Story	Top
APNewsBreak: Feds: Warming imperils wolverines  Friday, Feb 01, 2013 03:29 PM PST BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) â€" The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the "mountain devil," could soon join the list of species threatened by climate change â€" a dubious distinction putting it in the ranks of the polar bear and several other animals the government says will lose crucial habitat as temperatures rise. Full Story	Top
Exclusive: Obama leaning toward McCarthy for EPA chief - sources  Friday, Feb 01, 2013 02:25 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is leaning toward choosing Gina McCarthy, a top official in charge of air quality at the Environmental Protection Agency, to run the EPA in his second term, according to two sources familiar with the matter. McCarthy, currently the assistant administrator for the EPA Office of Air and Radiation, would take on the top job as the agency leads Obama's push for measures to fight climate change. McCarthy would replace Lisa Jackson, who said in December she planned to step down as EPA chief. ... Full Story	Top
Detroit, Toyota see big US sales gains in January  Friday, Feb 01, 2013 01:42 PM PST American consumers ignored tax increases and trudged through winter weather to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month. It was the auto industry's best January since 2008."It ... Full Story	Top
Entergy's retiring CEO not retiring on climate change  Friday, Feb 01, 2013 09:59 AM PST HOUSTON (Reuters) - As J. Wayne Leonard retires from the ranks of U.S. electric utility executives, the former chairman of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp said he will continue to push the industry and the nation to combat climate change. Leonard, 62, retired as chairman and CEO of the electric power producer and distributor on Thursday. He has been speaking out about the dangers of global warming for years, making him something of a rarity in his industry. The issue of how to deal with a warming planet has created a disconnect among U.S. ... Full Story	Top
US says warming climate threatens survival of snow-loving wolverine  Friday, Feb 01, 2013 07:01 AM PST BILLINGS, Mont. - The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the "mountain devil," is being added to the list of species threatened by climate change â€" a dubious distinction that puts it in the ranks of the polar bear and several other animals that could see their habitats shrink drastically due to warming temperatures. Full Story	Top

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