PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s environmental adviser Van Jones, who has been embroiled in a controversy over past inflammatory statements, has resigned his White House job after what he calls a “vicious smear campaign against me”.

White House environmental adviser Van Jones, embroiled in a controversy over past inflammatory statements, resigned after what he called a “vicious smear campaign against me”.

An environmental adviser to US president Barack Obama has resigned amid controversy over his past inflammatory statements, the White House said today.