POLITICO Energy

Starting today, the administration can begin paperwork to leave the Paris Climate Agreement, a process that could be completed as soon as November, 2020. Pro's Zack Colman discusses how starting the process affects foreign relations related to climate policy. Plus, the E.P.A. is expected to change the rules that govern a potentially toxic leftover from coal-fired power plants. And, more government officials will talk to lawmakers as part of the impeachment probe, but the energy secretary will not be one of them.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major U.S.-Canada pipeline has spilled almost 400,000 gallons of oil along wetlands in North Dakota, which may threaten permits for TC Energy's already controversial pipeline, Keystone XL. Also, reports that the administration's much-anticipated federal auto emissions rule will institute annual increases. And, as the deadline to avoid another government shutdown nears, the Senate has passed the first set of bills regarding fiscal spending for 2020, which involve budgets for the Department of Interior and the E.P.A. Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Russian natural gas pipeline has received approval to go through Denmark's territory and reach Germany, despite efforts by the U.S. to keep the project from moving along. Now, with a closing window of opportunity, Congress is considering what it can do to keep the pipeline from completion. Also, the E.U. is considering a carbon tax on products that cross its borders. And, the House takes a vote on another major public lands bill.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday's testimony by Army Lt. Colonel  Alexander Vindman to House Democrats puts Energy Secretary Rick Perry in the room as top administration officials discussed a possible investigation into Joe Biden by Ukraine. POLITICO Pro's Ben Lefebvre discusses what we know of Perry's involvement in the scandal that sparked the impeachment inquiry. Plus, despite Trump's promises on the campaign trail, coal companies continue to go bankrupt in key political states. And, the House will pick up public lands bills later this week.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee start going through the Trump administration's decision to roll back automobile fuel economy standards. Also, as Californians deal with massive wildfires and a 2-day planned blackout, many are turning to state leaders for a better solution to fire prevention, forcing local governments to consider options in regulating, and possibly restructuring, the biggest utility in the country. And, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Greg Walden announces his retirement. Who might take his spot? Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The E.P.A.’s decision to repeal the Water of The United States rule without introducing a replacement is forcing agencies to use a decades-old regulation. POLITICO Pro’s environmental reporter Annie Snider discusses the administration’s decision and the lawsuits that it is already facing. Also, Energy Secretary Rick Perry defends the president’s call with the leader of Ukraine that sparked the impeachment enquiry. And on Sunday, California governor Gavin Newsom issued a state-wide state of emergency as wildfires burn north and south of the state.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

POLITICO Pro’s energy editor Matt Daily discuss what president Donald Trump meant when he said some troops would have to stay in northwest Syria to “secure oil fields.” Also, Massachusetts attorney general announces the state is suing Exxon for downplaying potential liability resulting from climate change. And, New York city looks to the Great White North for energy.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The E.P.A.'s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee begins a 2-day meeting to discuss the agency's science behind the particulate matter standard, but absent in the talks will be a large number of scientists that administrator Andrew Wheeler dismissed last year. Plus, an investigation into whether a Ukrainian natural gas oligarch funneled money into president Trump's campaign through Rudy Giuliani's associates. Also, the president delays an important announcement related to the Paris Climate Agreement.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump will be at the Shale Insight natural gas conference today, where he's expected to formally announce the U.S. will start filing the paperwork to leave the Paris Climate Agreement at the earliest possible date. Also, the Supreme Court opens a door for potential state lawsuits related to climate change. Plus, California environmental policy reporter Debra Kahn discusses the administration's decision to loosen endangered species protections in order to allow more water to be pumped from California’s main water-delivery system.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A modern field of research could reshape the way blame for climate change is distributed, And how culprits are penalized. Pro's Zack Colman explains attribution science, and how it can reshape the fight over climate change policy. Plus, POLITICO's Gavin Bade had a first seat in Kentucky, as a coal magnate presses FERC on grid resilience.Find more on the show at politico.com/energy-podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices