energy

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 | Minnesota Agency Reverses Course on Illegal Permit

by Hudson Kingston | January 27, 2023
One Minnesota agency corrected its misstep and retracted a bad permit but time will tell if the others follow suit ...

Supplemental Comment to Minnesota PUC – Summit Carbon Solutions route permit completeness – 11-21-2022 (PDF)

by PEER | November 21, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Supplemental Comment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission regarding “the Application of Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC, for a Routing Permit” TO: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: November 21, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, pollution, ...

Reply Comment to Minnesota PUC – Summit Carbon Solutions route permit completeness

by PEER | November 14, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Reply Comment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission regarding “the Application of Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC, for a Routing Permit” TO: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: November 14, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, pollution, energy See ...

Initial Comment to Minnesota PUC – Summit Carbon Solutions route permit completeness

by PEER | October 7, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Initial Comment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission regarding “the Application of Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC, for a Routing Permit” TO: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: October 7, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, pollution, energy ...

Supplemental Comment to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission – Great River Energy Cambridge Plant Permit Alteration

by PEER | July 1, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Supplemental Comment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in the In the Matter of a Request for a Minor Alteration to Great River Energy’s 170 MW, Natural Gas-Fired, Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Generator at its Cambridge 2 Peaking Plant Site near Cambridge, ...