Douglas M. Costle

Douglas M. Costle
3rd Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
In office March 7, 1977 – January 20, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Deputy	Barbara Blum
Preceded by	Russell E. Train
Succeeded by	Anne Gorsuch Burford
Personal details
Born	Douglas Michael Costle (1939-07-27)July 27, 1939 Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died	January 13, 2019(2019-01-13) (aged 79) McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elizabeth Costle
Children	2
Education	Harvard 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.