A Senate committee endorsed President Barack Obama’s nomination of Ernest Moniz to be energy secretary on Thursday, queuing up a possible confirmation vote next week.  More »

Sally Jewell was sworn in as interior secretary on Friday, making her the 51st person — and only the second woman — to hold the job.  More »

The Senate confirmed Sally Jewell as Interior secretary on Wednesday, putting the onetime petroleum engineer and business executive in charge of a sprawling government agency that is responsible for overseeing energy development, recreation and other activities on hundreds of millions of acres of public lands.  More »

Lisa Jackson’s decision to step down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency sets off a Washington guessing game over who President Barack Obama will pick to replace her. Here’s a look at potential replacements.  More »