Letters to the Editor: Praise for Biden's environmental team San Francisco Chronicle FacebookTwitterEmail President-elect Joe Biden announces members of his climate and energy appointments, including Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 19. Secretary of Interior nominee Haaland is the first Native American nominated to the presidential cabinet.Joshua Roberts / Getty Images I’ve awaited announcement of a plan to address concerns of global salvation. President-elect Joe Biden’s naming of an environmental issues team restores some hope that the U.S. will redirect national efforts toward replenishing, rather than ravishing, Earth’s ecosystems.