she also did everything she could to dismantle the epa, an agency she headed as its first female director, and hid superfund cleanup money so that it wouldn't help democratic candidates. she also relaxed pollution standards, cut the number of court cases against polluters, hired industry lobbyists to work in the epa, and allowed the use of restricted-use pesticides.
she also refused to enforce regulations that barred the use of lead in gasoline, which had been proven to cause aggression and brain damage. congress demanded records regarding her handling of the superfund. she refused to supply them, and was cited for contempt of congress - the first agency director to ever be cited for contempt.
she died of cancer at the age of 62. her son is neil gorsuch, who currently sits on the supreme court.