Guardian: Barack Obama chose the head of the REI outdoor equipment stores to manage America's wide open spaces on Wednesday, in the first pick of his second-term environment team.
The choice of Sally Jewell, an oil engineer who went on to win environmental awards, was unconventional. The post of interior secretary has generally gone to career politicians from western states. The outgoing secretary, Ken Salazar, was a Democratic senator from Colorado.
Jewell's name had not been in circulation before Wednesday's...