
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.
‘The Earth Loses a Defender’: Pope Francis Fought for the Poor and the Planet
By Kiley Bense
Trump Administration Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills
By Kiley Bense

New Trump Administration Directives to Repeal Environmental Regulations En Masse Make ‘No Sense,’ Legal Experts Say
By Kiley Bense

From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source
By Kiley Bense

EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater
By Martha Pskowski, Kiley Bense

Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania
By Kiley Bense

Taking It to the Streets: Scientists Mobilize to Fight Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Anti-Science Agenda
By Liza Gross, Bob Berwyn, Dennis Pillion, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg
