"Mike Boots, the acting chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, will leave the administration in March, according to a CEQ spokesperson.

His upcoming departure from CEQ, which helps coordinate federal environmental policy and oversees several climate-change initiatives, is one of two big changes coming among top White House environmental aides.

John Podesta, the Democratic uber-operative who has played a powerful behind-the-scenes role in the White House climate agenda, plans to depart in February."

Ben Geman reports for National Journal January 13, 2015. [2]