The incoming administration has pledged to curb the EPA’s power. How well might it deliver? Decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) often have far-reaching effects on refineries, petrochemical plants and other downstream facilities. Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to enact a “moratorium on new agency regulations” and specifically indicated that scrapping certain EPA mandates will be a priority of his administration. Scaling back the reach of federal agencies such as the EPA might be an important factor in Trump’s efforts to spur economic growth, said Brooksany Barrowes, Washington, D.C.-based partner with the international law firm Baker Botts L.L.P. “Fundamentally, we are a resource-rich country when it comes to energy sources,” said Barrowes, who specializes in regulatory litigation and transactional matters relating to the energy industry and commodities and securities markets. “A Trump Administration may use this advantage as a tool to try to stimulate the […]