Douglas M. Costle

Douglas M. Costle
3rd Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
In office
March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
DeputyBarbara Blum
Preceded byRussell E. Train
Succeeded byAnne Gorsuch Burford
Personal details
BornDouglas Michael Costle
(1939-07-27)July 27, 1939
Long Beach, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 2019(2019-01-13) (aged 79)
McLean, Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Costle
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Douglas Michael Costle (July 27, 1939 – January 13, 2019) was one of the architects of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and he subsequently served President Jimmy Carter as EPA Administrator from 1977 to 1981.

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