Ysabelle Kempe
EditorYsabelle joined Smart Cities Dive as an associate editor in 2023. She previously covered climate and the environment at The Bellingham Herald in Washington state. Her work has also appeared in Grist, Scientific American, The Boston Globe and Wired. Ysabelle has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University, where she also earned a minor in data science. Ysabelle lives in Brooklyn, and in her free time, you'll likely find her reading a magazine at a café, practicing yoga or treasure-hunting in a secondhand store.
276 articles by Ysabelle Kempe
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‘We’ve been here before’: What Trump’s win could mean for local climate action
Nov. 20, 2024 -
Local decarbonization, energy efficiency projects get over $17M from DOE
Nov. 15, 2024 -
Google, NLC issue AI guide for city leaders
Nov. 14, 2024 -
With a $2.5M direct cash assistance pilot, Ohio city aims to boost low-income residents’ economic mobility
Nov. 13, 2024 -
Facing a historic drought and wildfires, New York City officials take action
Nov. 12, 2024 -
Heat pumps could save these Texas households money, reduce grid strain: ACEEE
Nov. 11, 2024 -
Denver to invest $570M in downtown revitalization after voters pass bond measure
Nov. 8, 2024 -
National Housing Crisis Task Force unveils agenda for next president, Congress
Nov. 5, 2024 -
Heat mapping program opens 2025 applications, offering financial and technical support
Nov. 4, 2024 -
Boston’s affordable housing preservation efforts are seeing results
Nov. 1, 2024 -
Storms send sewage into Chicago waterways. The city hopes a new green infrastructure plan can help.
Oct. 31, 2024 -
California pours $827M into local homelessness response with increased accountability measures
Oct. 30, 2024 -
New York unveils daily wildfire risk map
Oct. 29, 2024 -
Phoenix cool pavement study shows technology tradeoffs
Oct. 28, 2024 -
How US cities are investing in green infrastructure
Oct. 24, 2024 -
California’s first carbon capture and storage facility gets local approval
Oct. 24, 2024 -
Office-to-residential conversions are tough. Could dorm-style co-living be the answer?
Oct. 22, 2024 -
13 green infrastructure projects get $60M across New York
Oct. 17, 2024 -
Platform compiles ‘proven solutions’ to urban challenges, from air pollution to homelessness
Oct. 16, 2024 -
Urban agriculture gets $9M boost from USDA
Oct. 15, 2024 -
Green roofs on bus shelters are Boston’s latest climate resilience move
Oct. 11, 2024 -
Gas utility faces climate deception lawsuit by Oregon county
Oct. 10, 2024 -
Bill aims to help disaster-struck communities excluded from federal relief
Oct. 9, 2024 -
California allocates $131M to local homelessness response efforts
Oct. 8, 2024 -
What’s the value of a city’s nature? San Antonio pilots tool to find out.
Oct. 3, 2024