east chicago ind head environmental protection agency epa tour first hazardous waste site tuesday amid propose budget cut could devastate efforts clean contaminate land water around country scott pruitt visit east chicago indiana come day agency deny report consider close chicago office oversee regional environmental protection efforts include flint michigan drink water clean-up great lakes restoration reason important restore confidence people community go get right go forward pruitt tell media meet residents lawmakers pruitt address report possible office closure drastic budget cut would impact epa operations tour house complex build superfund site around 1,000 residents leave home early year due lead contamination dozens people hold sign wednesday urge epa continue clean-up efforts superfund program start 1980 clean hazardous waste sit number 1,300 around country white house budget proposal submit congress last month include 31 percent cut spend epa include similar reduction agency hazardous substance superfund account 330 million 762 million clean-up would continue east chicago lawmakers say pruitt make commitments would right democratic senator joe donnelly say budget send real budget put together real budget provide fund necessary make sure east chicago right east chicago around 25 miles 40 km outside chicago home defunct u.s. smelter lead refinery inc contaminate facility surround areas lead arsenic demetra turner 44 resident west calumet house complex yet leave urge others keep pressure epa keep fight people keep fight take say epa chief visit indiana waste site amid propose budget cut