Overnight Energy & Environment: Move to end Keystone debate fails

THE NEVER-ENDING STORY: A move to end debate on legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline failed in a 53-39 vote on Monday evening. Eight senators were absent for the vote, hurting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) attempt to move on to final passage of the bill after three weeks of debate. Those missing? Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) John McCain (R-Ariz.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.). Democrats voting to invoke cloture? Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Michael Bennet (Colo.), and Joe Donnelly (Ind.). All four support building the $8 billion project. Supporters of Keystone who voted to filibuster? Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.). Read more on the vote here. DRILL, BABY, DRILL: Alaska’s all-Republican congressional delegation condemned President Obama’s plan to further restrict potential drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). In a colorful Capitol Hill news conference Monday, Alaska’s three lawmakers said the Sunday announcement makes it clear that Obama doesn’t care for them or for Congress. "'King George' Obama really believes he doesn’t have to acknowledge laws that were passed by the Congress," said Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). "Disgusting for the nation, disgusting for the people. This man, this person, has gone completely wacko." Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) repeated something she said Sunday that White House adviser John Podesta called an overreaction: "This administration is willing to negotiate with Iran, but they won’t negotiate with Alaska." Stay tuned to The Hill for more on the fallout from Obama’s ANWR proposal. MORE DRILLING NEWS TUESDAY?: Murkowski told reporters that new restrictions on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic waters off Alaska’s north shore would come from the Interior Department as soon as Tuesday. The restrictions would come as part of the department’s five-year offshore drilling plan, which would cover 2017-2022 and outline the areas that will be available for development in that time frame. Keep an eye on The Hill this week if the plan comes out. LNG EXPORTS: The House will take a procedural vote Tuesday on a bill to expedite the approval process for liquefied natural gas exports. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), would put a 30-day limit on the Energy Department’s consideration of applications to export to countries without United States free-trade agreements. ON TAP TUESDAY I: The National Transportation Safety Board will meet to discuss a study on the safety of natural gas transmission pipelines in high consequence areas. ON TAP TUESDAY II: Cheryl LaFleur, chairwoman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will speak at a luncheon organized by the National Press Club. She will discuss her agency’s role in the Obama administration’s climate strategy and the increased use of natural gas and renewable power in the electrical grid. Rest of Tuesday's agenda... The Atlantic Council will hold a discussion on the United States-China climate agreement and its impact on the United Nations’s attempt at an international climate agreement this December in Paris. It will feature White House climate adviser Dan Utech, Andrew Steer of the World Resources Institute and Pete Ogden of the Center of American Progress, with former climate czar Heather Zichal moderating. The Environmental Law Institute will hold a seminar on state issues in the drive to reform toxic substances legislation. Environmental Protection Agency head Gina McCarthy will speak Tuesday at the National Council for Science and the Environment’s National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy, and the Environment AROUND THE WEB: The United Kingdom’s Parliament rejected a proposal Monday to ban hydraulic fracturing in national parks, BBC reports. Wyoming regulators settled a lawsuit by agreeing to require that fracking companies increase the transparency around the chemicals that they use, theCasper Star-Tribune reports. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Monday that the historic blizzard that’s hitting his state is "part of the changing climate," the Guardian reports. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Check out Monday's stories... - Bid to end debate on Keystone fails - Keystone may fall short of votes needed to clear procedural hurdle - Murkowski: WH delivering 'double, triple, quadruple whammy' to Alaska oil - Obama sends signal to Saudis - Supreme Court rejects BP executive's appeal in oil spill case - US oil production expected to remain steady - EPA: States can't 'preempt' climate rule - US, India set sights on Paris climate talks - Obama adviser chides Alaska senator for criticism of refuge plan - China's coal production drops Please send tips and comments to Laura Barron-Lopez, laurab@thehill.com, and Timothy Cama, tcama@thehill.com. Follow us on Twitter: @thehill @lbarronlopez @Timothy_Cama Feb. 4 Briefing - Securing the Grid: Preparing for Cyber & Physical Threats Are America's critical systems too vulnerable? On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Sen. James Risch (R-ID), Rep. 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