endangered species

Policy & Litigation Attorney

Hudson Kingston

Hudson, a born and raised Minnesotan, helps public employees hold governments to account for environmental harm in the Midwest and across the country. He comes to PEER after working with public health, consumer protection, and environmental organizations in both Washington DC and the Midwest. Over the course of his career he has worked on litigation and policy related to climate change, addressing the water pollution impacts of mining, pesticide regulation, the environmental and health impacts of e-cigarettes, and environmental injustices perpetuated by the administrative state. It has been his honor to partner in this work with tribes, local nonprofits, low-income advocates, coalitions of environmental and social justice groups, and local/state/territorial/federal public employees. Hudson received his law degree from the University of Iowa School of Law, and two Masters of Laws degrees in human rights and international law from New York University and the National University of Singapore. He received his bachelor’s degree in French and English Literature from Carleton College, in Minnesota. At one point he was an avid runner and even won a marathon, but he won’t mention it again if you don’t.

Letter to USFWS – De-Listing of Hookless Cactus – 06-12-2023 (PDF)

by | June 12, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Public Comment on removal of the Colorado Hookless Cactus from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2022-0093 TO: USFWS FROM: PEER DATE: June 12, 2023 TAGS: Colorado, endangered species, FWS       ...

US budget riders compromise conservation

by | February 28, 2023
The use of appropriations riders as shortcuts to pass policies to circumvent environmental laws put endangered species at risk ...

Congressional Rider Condemns Right Whale to Extinction

by | February 27, 2023
In Letter Featured in Science, Experts Decry Entanglement Protections Delay ...

COMMENTARY | Countering the Western War on Wolves

by | November 2, 2022
A science-based approach to wolf and predator management is the key to restoring ecological balance in America’s Western lands ...

COMMENTARY | Conservation and Climate Action Require a Better Bureau of Land Management

by | December 23, 2021
Without changing its own culture, Bureau of Land Management will be unable to achieve the Biden Administration's conservation and climate goals ...
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