Before this 60,000-year-old submerged forest disappears, scientists recently raced to search for shipworms and other sea life that might conceal medicine of the future.
The Senate on Monday confirmed Dan Brouillette, a former lobbyist for Ford Motor Company, to be President Trump's second secretary of energy, replacing Rick Perry, who has become embroiled in the impeachment proceedings against Mr. Trump.
Democrats, campaigning to win back control of the House and fend off Republican Senate candidates in states President Trump won, have been relatively muted on environmental issues this year.
