
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.
Polling Shows Pennsylvania Voters Are Divided on Fracking
By Kiley Bense
Florida Avoided the Worst of Milton’s Wrath, But Millions Are Suffering After the Second Hurricane in Two Weeks
By James Bruggers, Amy Green, Bob Berwyn, Dan Gearino, Kiley Bense

Fact Checking the Pennsylvania Senate Candidates’ Debate Claims on Energy
By Kiley Bense

7 Debate Questions about Climate Change and Energy for Pennsylvania’s Senate Candidates
By Kiley Bense

In the Fight to Decide the Fate of US Steel, Climate and Public Health Take a Backseat to Politics
By Kiley Bense

A Company’s Struggles Raise Questions About the Future of Lithium Extraction in Pennsylvania
By Kiley Bense

Low Boom, High Pollution? NASA Readies for Supersonic Test Flight
By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense
