
Kiley Bense
Reporter, Pennsylvania
Kiley Bense covers climate change and the environment with a focus on Pennsylvania, politics, energy, and public health. She has reported on the effects of the fracking boom in Pennsylvania, the expansion of the American plastics industry, and the intersection of climate change and culture. Her previous work has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, the Believer, and Sierra Magazine, and she holds master’s degrees in journalism and creative writing from Columbia University. She is based in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Was Once a National Leader in Renewable Energy. What Happened?
By Kiley Bense, Dan Gearino
Fracking’s Broken Promise to Pennsylvania
By Kiley Bense, Dan Gearino

Residents Living in the Shadow of the Steel Industry Ask the EPA to Reconsider Delay of Hazardous Air Pollution Rule
By Kiley Bense

Without Well-Funded Public Transit, Philadelphia’s Climate Future Looks Bleak
By Kiley Bense
