Douglas M. Costle | |
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| 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 July 27, 1939 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2019 (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.