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A strong environmentalist, Dominick advocated for the Wilderness Act of 1964,  the [[Clean Air Act]] of 1970, the Clean Water Act of 1972, and the [[Endangered Species Act]] of 1973.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hank Lacey|url=https://lawweekcolorado.com/|accessdate=July 15, 2021|title=Colorado's Republican Civil Rights Icon|publisher=''Law Week Colorado'' in Circuit Media|issue=13|date=March 29, 2021|volume=19|page=19|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

A strong environmentalist, Dominick advocated for the Wilderness Act of 1964,  the [[Clean Air Act]] of 1970, the Clean Water Act of 1972, and the [[Endangered Species Act]] of 1973.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hank Lacey|url=https://lawweekcolorado.com/|accessdate=July 15, 2021|title=Colorado's Republican Civil Rights Icon|publisher=''Law Week Colorado'' in Circuit Media|issue=13|date=March 29, 2021|volume=19|page=19|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

In 1971 to 1972, Dominick was the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He lost his bid for a third term to Gary Hart, 57.2 to 39.5 percent. By then Dominick was suffering from [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/20/obituaries/peter-h-dominick-is-dead-at-65-2-term-senator-from-coloado.htm|title=Peter H. Dominick is dead at 65; 2-term senator from Colorado|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=March 20, 1981|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref>  

In 1971 to 1972, Dominick was the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He lost his bid for a third term to Gary Hart, 57.2 to 39.5 percent. By then Dominick was suffering from [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref>Peter H. Dominick is dead at 65; 2-term senator from Colorado," ''[[The New York Times]],'' March 20, 1981.</ref>  

After leaving the Senate at the end of his term in 1975, he was appointed as United States Ambassador to [[Switzerland]] by U.S. President [[Gerald Ford]], but served less than three months. He died at Hobe Sound, [[Florida]], and is interred at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.<ref>Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 15, 2021}}</ref>

After leaving the Senate at the end of his term in 1975, he was appointed as United States Ambassador to [[Switzerland]] by U.S. President [[Gerald Ford]], but served less than three months. He died at Hobe Sound, [[Florida]], and is interred at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.<ref>Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915-1981) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 15, 2021}}</ref>