Environmental, Energy & Sustainability

Regulatory Counseling, Permitting, Compliance & Enforcement

Complying with complex federal, state, and local environmental laws is a challenge for many businesses. We provide day-to-day practical advice on laws and regulations governing solid and hazardous waste, air quality, and water quality. We assist clients with obtaining necessary environmental permits for both new facilities and expansion projects and defend clients in environmental enforcement actions brought by local, state, and federal environmental agencies. We also regularly assist clients with internal environmental compliance investigations and evaluate the use of federal and state environmental audit privilege and immunity laws. The firm also advises clients on the impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants.

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Events

Elevating Your Renewable Energy Strategy: Exploring US Corporate VPPAs

Date: 3/18/25
Time: 11:00 a.m.

Webinar

Environmental attorney Ken Gish will be a speaker at this webinar discussing how Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs) can enhance your corporate renewable energy strategy.

Kenneth J. Gish Jr. March 06, 2025
Events

Kentucky Association of Administrative Adjudicators (KAAA) Winter CLE

Date: 3/19/25
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

KYTC Conference Room C117, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Attorney Jennifer Cave will be a speaker at the Kentucky Association of Administrative Adjudicators (KAAA) Winter CLE on March 19th. It will be held at the KYTC Conference Room C117, 200 Mero Street in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Jennifer J. Cave March 03, 2025
Events

14th Annual Kentucky Energy Management Conference

Date: 5/7/25 - 5/8/25

Hilton Lexington Downtown, 369 West Vine Street, Lexington, Ky. 40507

Environmental attorney Ken Gish will be a speaker at the 14th Annual Kentucky Energy Management Conference in Lexington, Kentucky on May 7 and 8, 2025. This conference is presented by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

Kenneth J. Gish Jr. February 26, 2025
Press Releases

Commerce Lexington Inc. Appoints Ken Gish to 2025 Board of Directors

Commerce Lexington Inc. has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Ken Gish to its Board of Directors.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC February 05, 2025
Events

23rd Annual Kentucky Environmental Conference

Date: 3/26/25 - 3/27/25

Embassy Suites by Hilton Lexington/UK Coldstream, 1801 Newtown Pike, Lexington, Ky. 40511

Environmental attorneys Jennifer Cave and Ken Gish will be speakers at the 23rd Annual Kentucky Environmental Conference presented by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in Lexington, Kentucky on March 26 and 27, 2025.

Jennifer J. Cave and Kenneth J. Gish Jr. January 09, 2025
Events

Forever Chemicals: What Does Your Business Need to Know and Do?

Date: 10/8/24 - 11/13/24
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WEBINAR

Forever Chemicals: What does your company need to know and do. Join us for this four-part complimentary webinar that is designed for decisions makers who do not have degrees in chemistry or environmental science - but need practical, actionable advice.

Jennifer J. Cave , John L. Tate , Robert M. Connolly , Whitney Frazier Watt , Neil E. Barton , and Charles H. Stopher October 28, 2024
Client Alerts

Impacts of the Demise of Chevron Deference on Environmental Law

On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S.Ct. 2244 (2024), the Supreme Court overruled its 1984 Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), decision and the legal doctrine of Chevron deference with it. In doing away with Chevron deference, the Court has broken from the accepted regulatory landscape of the last 40 years, which will have dramatic effects on environmental law for decades to come. Environmental attorney Jennifer Cave and summer associate Noah S. Dunaway take a look the Court’s decision and its impacts on regulated entities, beginning with an analysis of what Chevron deference was in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

by Jennifer J. Cave and Noah S. Dunaway, 2024 Summer Associate September 30, 2024