Overnight Energy & Environment: Obama gives Keystone bill the boot

HELLO, GOODBYE: Legislation to approve Keystone XL enjoyed a short stay at the White House on Tuesday before being booted out the door. President Obama vetoed the bill within hours of receiving it, rebuffing the new Republican-controlled Congress. It was Obama's first veto since 2010, and the third of his presidency. It signals a new chapter as Republicans prepare to send more so-called veto-bait bills to Obama. Republicans are already planning a vote to override the veto, but it will likely fail. Read more here. ON TAP WEDNESDAY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy will head to Capitol Hill to talk with two subcommittees for the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the EPA’s 2016 budget request. McCarthy will be the only witness at the hearing of the energy and environment subcommittees. ON TAP WEDNESDAY II: The House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on the Energy Department’s budget request for fiscal 2016. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be the sole witness. Rest of Wednesday's agenda... Resources for the Future will host a seminar on the progress made under California’s cap-and-trade law for carbon emissions. The event will feature officials from Resources for the Future, the Environmental Defense Fund and Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. A coalition of various environmental groups will finish their Climate Leadership Conference. White House Adviser Brian Deese and French Ambassador Gérard Araud will speak about international efforts to fight climate change. The Center for Strategic and International Studies will hold a discussion on the oil and natural gas market in Latin America. NEWS BITE: Fresh out of the White House, John Podesta tells GOP not to get their hopes up in an interview with the Washington Post published Tuesday. Podesta, who left his post as adviser to the President earlier this month, said Obama will veto any attempt to repeal his climate change policies. "There’s no must-pass bill,” Podesta said. “The Republicans have shut the government down on multiple occasions in the past, so they’re capable of that, but they’d be wise to not test him on it.” AROUND THE WEB: California has put its ban on plastic bags on hold since opponents gained enough signatures to put the measure on next year’s ballot, the Sacramento Bee reports. The oil price slump means many workers in Norway will have to give up their comfortable lifestyles, the Associated Press reports. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is working on a plan to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay from farms, the Baltimore Sun reports. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:  Check out Tuesday's stories... - Some Dems prepared to override Obama's veto - GOP attacks EPA on 'secret science' - GOP chairman: Interior funding request 'underwhelming' - Boehner: Obama veto is 'national embarrassment' - Read Obama's Keystone veto statement - Obama vetoes Keystone XL bill - EPA changes car efficiency testing standards - White House: Obama might approve Keystone - White House: 'Count on' Keystone veto Tuesday - Murkowski blasts 'unprecedented attack' on Alaskan energy - Celebs urge Obama to veto, reject Keystone - Dem wants disclosure of funding behind climate testimony - United Nations climate chief resigns amid sexual harassment allegation - GOP leaders vow to continue Keystone fight - Obama will quickly veto Keystone 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