By Andrew Freedman, Axios, August 18, 2021
President Biden will nominate Charles F. Sams III to be the next director of the National Park Service, where, if confirmed by the Senate, he'll face the growing toll of global warming on the U.S. iconic park system, the White House stated Wednesday.
Why it matters: Sams is of Native American heritage, and the Park Service has never been led by an enrolled tribal member before. In addition, the Park Service has not had a Senate-confirmed leader since the Obama administration, with four people serving in that role in an acting capacity during the Trump administration.
- In addition to managing the nation's national park system, the director also oversees a sprawling law enforcement agency that has come under intense scrutiny for its participation in a crackdown on protesters in Washington, D.C., last year, as well as the 2019 killing of an unarmed young man named Bijan Ghaisar following a car accident and police pursuit in Virginia.
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