• Holding Polluters Accountable!  Steve fought for real accountability for "bad actors" who pollute in Adams County.

• Champion for Transparency!  Steve advocated for more transparency and monitoring of pollutants released into the air by polluters. 

• Cleaning Up our Rivers!  Steve fought for improved standards to our water quality in our rivers, such as the Clear Creek River and South Platte Rivers.  Steve's testimony with other elected officials and community members helped the  CDHPE Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) reverse a bad decision from 2020 to keep low quality standards for the South Platte River and Clear Creek.

• Clean Drinking Water!  Steve is advocating for more resources to help our municipalities and water districts reduce/remove the PFOS/PFAS ("forever chemical") from our drinking water.

• Thornton Shopping Center!  Steve stood up for residents in Thornton and Welby who have a blighted strip mall at 88th & Washington that has an expanding plume of chemicals spreading underneath homes.   

“The neighborhoods of Thornton have put up with more delays and excuses than necessary,” Adams County Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio said after this week’s hearing. “Some people only care about money, so they pollute our environment, dump in our communities, and operate slums. They don’t care enough about the community to recognize opportunities to make improvements. In those situations, only penalties that affect their bottom line get their attention.” 

Read more here https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/14/thornton-mall-toxic-hazard-cleanup-delayed/