Josh Lappen

Josh Lappen is a PhD candidate at Oxford, where he studies the history of energy and electrification. His current project examines shifting cultural definitions of natural resources, landscape, and power across the 20th century American Southwest.

Accidents and DisastersMay 17, 2021

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.

Josh Lappen
Coal IndustryFebruary 1, 2021

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 taking—and burning.

Josh Lappen
EnvironmentOctober 19, 2020

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.

Josh Lappen

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Josh Lappen

Accidents and DisastersMay 17, 2021

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

Coal IndustryFebruary 1, 2021

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 taking—and burning.

EnvironmentOctober 19, 2020

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