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.
Finding the Antidote to Climate Anxiety in Stories About Taking Action
By Kiley Bense
In a New Book, Annie Proulx Shows Us How to Fall in Love with Wetlands
By Kiley Bense
The Art at COP27 Offered Opportunities to Move Beyond ‘Empty Words’
By Kiley Bense
How Should We Think About the End of the World as We Know it?
By Kiley Bense
Sinkholes Attributed to Gas Drilling Underline the Stakes in Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Race
By Kiley Bense
With COP27 Approaching, Cities Like Philadelphia Are ‘Powerful Tools’ for Climate Adaptation
By Kiley Bense
John Fetterman’s Evolution on Climate Change, Fracking and the Environment
By Kiley Bense
In ‘Silent Spring,’ Rachel Carson Described a Fictional, Bucolic Hamlet, Much Like Her Hometown. Now, There’s a Plastics Plant Under Construction 30 Miles Away
By Kiley Bense
In Pennsylvania’s Hotly Contested 17th Congressional District, Climate Change Takes a Backseat to Jobs and Economic Development
By Kiley Bense
As a Senate Candidate, Mehmet Oz Supports Fracking. But as a Celebrity Doctor, He Raised Significant Concerns
By Kiley Bense
In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pandemic Connects Rural Farmers and Urban Communities
By Kiley Bense
