Environmental Law

Southern California Environmental Law Attorney

William B. Hanley

Attorney at Law

Environmental Impact Statements Litigation and Audits

Environmental Laws Present Challenges for Businesses

Many businesses in California frequently find themselves struggling to stay in compliance with current governmental regulations. One of the claims most frequently filed against businesses relate to reclamation liability and remediation, CERCLA and non-CERCLA closure. As you know, clean-up regarding the removal of hazardous waste, (either short-term or long-term remedial response) can be an extremely expensive proposition. For assistance with your hazardous waste removal problems, contact the William B. Hanley, Attorney at Law.

Phone: (949) 263-0040

The CERCLA List

According to United States Center for Disease Control, "the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 104 (i), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), requires the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to compile a list, in order of priority, of substances that are most commonly found at facilities on the National Priorities List (NPL), and which are determined to pose the most significant potential threat to human heal due to their know or suspected toxicity and potential for human exposure at these NPL sites. CERCLA also requires this list to be revised periodically to reflect additional information on hazardous substance."

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) publishes an online list as well as a series of summaries about hazardous substances known as ToxFAQs. Each fact sheet serves as a quick and easy to understand guide. Answers are provide to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health.

Each ToxFAQs is available in both the standard HTML format, or in PDF format which provides the familiar two page print version widely used at community meets and distributed via the ATSDR's mailing list. If your business is faced with possible violations regarding of the established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites, including short-term removal, and long-term remedial response actions, contact Mr. Hanley for assistance and advice.

Phone: (949) 263-0040

Environmental Impact Statements and Due Diligence Reviews

Contact the law firm of William B. Hanley, located in Newport Beach, CA for issues related to environmental site remediation, environmental liability and compliance, as well as "due diligence" reviews, environmental audits and the preparation of environmental impact statements related to your business.

Phone: (949) 263-0040

Orange County Environmental Impact Statement Lawyer
Southern California Environmental Law Attorney

The Southern California environmental law attorney at the law firm of William B. Hanley, Attorney at Law, provides environmental law and environmental impact statement legal services to clients in Southern California, in Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and Los Angeles County; in communities including Newport Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, El Toro, Orange, Anaheim, and Fullerton.