Public Lands

Policy & Litigation Attorney

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.

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

by Hudson Kingston | 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 ...

PEERMail | Un-Silencing National Park Service Voices

by PEER | November 15, 2021
Park Service employees deserve work environments that are respectful, inclusive, and safe. Their voices should be heard ...

Park Service Shelved Employee Harassment Review

by PEER |
Elaborate Employee Outreach Effort Completed in 2018 but Not Distributed ...

COMMENTARY | A Challenge for the New Director of the National Park Service

by Guest Contributor | October 19, 2021
Absent a major shift in priorities at the National Park Service, it is only a matter of time before we see preventable deaths and other disasters ...

FAA Off Course on National Park Air Tour Plans 

by PEER | October 12, 2021
No Environmental or Noise Assessments Inform Draft Management Plans ...

Interior Wild Horse Focus Ignores Cattle Impacts  

by PEER | September 20, 2021
BLM’s Scientific “Cow Blindness” Impedes Sage Grouse Recovery ...