WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven
Chu, a Nobel Prize winner who oversaw President Barack Obama's
efforts to spur green energy projects, is resigning from the
cabinet, a senior administration official confirmed on Friday.
Chu's resignation was widely expected. His departure sets
the stage for Obama to announce a new team to lead a push to
address climate change. Obama also has vacancies to fill at the
Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Vicki
Allen)