Dive Summary:
- On Friday, the Department of Energy said that Secretary Steven Chu had tendered his resignation to President Obama.
- Chu, a former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and a Nobel Prize-winner in Physics, was heavily criticized over the Solyndra scandal, in which a $528 million loan to the solar panel maker was followed by the company's bankruptcy.
- Obama has yet to comment on a potential replacement.
From the article:
"The Energy Department said Friday Chu has offered his resignation to President Barack Obama. Chu won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan.
Chu is a former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. He drew fire from Republicans who criticized his handling of a $528 million federal loan to solar panel maker Solyndra, which later went bankrupt, laying off its 1,100 workers. ..."