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EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch Interview (1981)

Louisiana: The State We're In

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Collection:LPB

Genre: Interview

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1981-11-20

Duration: 00:09:28

Subjects: Environment | HAZARDOUS WASTES | United States. Environmental Protection Agency | EPA | Burford, Anne M. (Anne McGill), 1942- | Reagan Administration

Contributors:

  • Blome, Ron Host
  • Gorsuch, Anne Interviewee

Description

This segment from the November 20, 1981, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features an interview with Ann Gorsuch, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She discusses why Louisiana’s hazardous waste sites were not chosen for clean-up through the $1.6 billion superfund established by Congress and how environmental policy will change under the Reagan Administration. Host: Ron Blome