Anne Gorsuch (21 April 1942–18 July 2004) was the first female Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, serving under President Ronald Reagan. Commonly known as Anne M. Gorsuch (or Anne McGill Gorsuch), she later remarried and was also known as Anne M. Burford. She was forced to resign from her position at the EPA amid scandal. Image File history File links govt photo file at press conference File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States federal governments Environmental Protection Agency, and is thus responsible for enforcing the nations Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes. ... EPA redirects here. ... Order: 40th President Vice President: George H.W. Bush Term of office: 20 January 1981 – 20 January 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: 6 February 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: 5 June 2004 Place of death: Bel-Air...

Arriving at the EPA, she advocated regulatory reform and budgetary cuts. Under her leadership, the EPA's budget (excluding Superfund) dropped by $200 million and staff was slashed 23%. According to the American Chemical Society's Chemical & Engineering News, "perceived mismanagement of the Superfund and RCRA programs, the firing—and later imprisonment—of Superfund Director Rita M. Lavelle, and [Gorsuch's] refusal to comply with congressional demands for Superfund enforcement documents ultimately led to her resignation." Checking the status of a cleanup site Superfund is the common name for what is officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 to 9675, which was enacted by the United States Congress on December 11, 1980 in response to the... The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. ...

Born Anne Irene McGill in Casper, Wyoming, she was one of five daughters and a son. A distinguished student, she studied at the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning both a bachelor and law degree there. She was also a Fulbright Scholar, studying criminal law in India. She was an assistant district attorney and later deputy district attorney in Denver, was a corporate attorney for Mountain Bell, and also served in the Colorado House of Representatives for two terms (1976–1980). Downtown Casper Casper is a city located in Natrona County, Wyoming. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU–Boulder) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. ... Pearl Street Mall in Downtown Boulder Boulder (40n01, 105w16 MST) is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,673. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... The Fulbright Program is program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. ... Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of law that punishes criminals for committing offences against the state. ... United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ...

She was married twice, first to David Gorsuch (whom she divorced) and later to Bureau of Land Management head Robert Burford (whom she also divorced although the lengthy process was not completed before he died). With Gorsuch, she produced two sons and a daughter. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers Americas public lands, totaling 262 million acres (1,060,000 km²) or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. ...

A smoker, Anne Gorsuch died of cancer at the age of 62.