Josh Lappen

Josh Lappen is a PhD candidate at Oxford, where he studies the history of energy and electrification.

Standing section of St. Francis Dam

Exhuming California’s St. Francis Dam Disaster Exhuming California’s St. Francis Dam Disaster

The unrecognized past of America’s newest national monument presents a chance for us to better understand our present environmental challenges.

May 17, 2021 / Josh Lappen

Biden’s First Climate Actions Are Missing Coal’s Long Tail

Biden’s First Climate Actions Are Missing Coal’s Long Tail Biden’s First Climate Actions Are Missing Coal’s Long Tail

Despite setting an extensive initial climate agenda, by not addressing existing leases, the Biden administration risks leaving billions of tons of publicly owned coal for the takin...

Feb 1, 2021 / Josh Lappen

The sky is orange and smoky above the lake, where several boats are docked.

How Climate-Driven Disasters Threaten Climate Progress How Climate-Driven Disasters Threaten Climate Progress

As climate change fans the flames of wildfires up and down the West Coast, those same fires also endanger efforts to combat climate change.

Oct 19, 2020 / Josh Lappen

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