The US Labor Department is facing an unwelcome case of litigation deja vu, as its attempt to implement a climate-friendly retirement investment rule encounters legal peril in a Texas federal court jurisdiction known for striking down consequential employee benefit regulations.

The US climate law will spur a wave of clean energy development and new technology critical to constraining global warming, intensifying the pressure for Europe to keep pace, the head of the International Energy Agency said Friday.

Mexico is developing a plan to help Petroleos Mexicanos pay off some of its $105 billion in debt through measures such as tax reduction or a transfer to the government, sparking a rise in the oil company’s bonds.

Chevron Corp. plans to refine drilling tactics in the biggest US oilfield after discovering some wells were clustered too closely together.

The EPA Friday announced a new program to help underserved communities access money from the infrastructure law to replace lead pipes.

Legislation that would tie the release of oil from US emergency stockpiles to more federal oil and gas production was passed by the House, as Republicans use their majority to highlight the Biden administration’s historic drawdown from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

The Agriculture Department says it will buy as much as $42 million of catfish products from US farmers in response to a November request from Republicans in Congress.

The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency responsible for the safety and security of global shipping and the prevention of pollution by the industry, is revising 2014 guidelines for commercial ships in order to reduce underwater noise that threatens some marine species.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service unlawfully denied Endangered Species Act protections to the southern hognose snake, depriving the species of critical protections to ensure its survival, an environmental conservation group alleged in a new lawsuit filed in federal court.

Chevron Corp. posted disappointing fourth-quarter results, just days after surprising investors with a mammoth $75 billion share-buyback program, as the oil giat disclosed a surprise jump in corporate costs.