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...ticking may be louder than ever. Despite local officials' pleas for swift action, the agency took until two months ago to identify the 418 sites it regards as most dangerous. Of those, it has cleansed only five. Meanwhile, roiling criticism of the agency and its controversial administrator, Anne Gorsuch, attracted the attention of two congressional subcommittees, which began investigating charges that the EPA had made "sweetheart" deals with polluting companies and delayed cleanups for political reasons. When Gorsuch refused in December to turn over subpoenaed documents pertaining to 160 Superfund sites, she was cited for contempt of Congress...
...power and poli cy that has shattered the once proud agency and deepened doubts in some quarters about the Reagan Administration's commitment to environmental protection. Last Monday, President Reagan tersely fired Rita Lavelle, the EPA official who oversaw hazardous waste programs, after she refused to resign at Gorsuch's request. Lavelle's ouster provided a glimpse into the bizarre infighting and bitter policy battles that have given the agency under Gorsuch the ambience of a Borgia palace on the Potomac. Appalled by allegations of perjury, conflict of interest and manipulation of federal funds, three more House...
Taking note of the strain acid rain has caused in U.S.-Canada relations, Reagan acknowledged his concern to Trudeau. But since then the Administration has only reluctantly confronted the issue, contending that further studies are necessary. At an acid-rain symposium in Pittsburgh in October, Environmental Protection Administrator Anne Gorsuch said, "Our experience of recent years should teach us not to rush in with quick fixes where we know we have an inadequate understanding of existing conditions." Meanwhile the Canadian government has been trying to persuade the Administration to change its position on legislation that would enforce...
DIVORCED. Anne Gorsuch, 40, confrontational, antiregulationist head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency; and David Gorsuch, 45, a Denver attorney; on grounds of an "irretrievable" break; after 18 years of marriage, three children; in Denver. They separated two years ago; she won custody of the children...
...force the EPA to reconsider its decision quickly won support from both parties. Last week the agency reversed itself and reimposed the ban. "It was a mistake to suspend the rule," admitted Gary Dietrich, director of the agency's office of solid wastes. Added Agency Administrator Anne Gorsuch: "I believe the EPA should err on the side of caution...