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.
293 articles by Ysabelle Kempe
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‘Smart surfaces’ policy tracker shows how cities boost green infrastructure, solar, cool pavement
Dec. 20, 2024 -
Washington local governments sue to block builder-supported measure favoring natural gas
Dec. 19, 2024 -
Boston ramps up affordable housing preservation efforts with new revolving fund
Dec. 18, 2024 -
Climate resilience top of mind for Denver as it plans to revamp landscaping rules
Dec. 16, 2024 -
EPA awards more climate justice grants, but ‘overwhelming’ number of applications to review remain
Dec. 13, 2024 -
5 community-scale geothermal systems to be built with $35M from DOE
Dec. 12, 2024 -
Housing policies must improve to meet older adults’ needs, AARP says
Dec. 11, 2024 -
A Michigan city’s ‘sustainable energy utility’ got the green light from voters. What now?
Dec. 10, 2024 -
Federally assisted affordable housing faces preservation risks, report warns
Dec. 9, 2024 -
New York City makes sweeping zoning changes to address housing crisis
Dec. 6, 2024 -
To tackle housing affordability challenges, Ohio local governments take regional approach
Dec. 5, 2024 -
Atlanta creates AI commission to explore tech’s potential in city government
Dec. 4, 2024 -
New group wants to help US cities scale up climate-resilient ‘smart surfaces’
Dec. 3, 2024 -
Seattle encourages co-living housing with new law
Nov. 27, 2024 -
AI could help cities tackle climate change, but only if it solves ‘real problems’: NYC climate chief
Nov. 26, 2024 -
Can AI help prevent homelessness before it happens? Los Angeles County is finding out.
Nov. 25, 2024 -
Want a heat resilience ‘blueprint’ for your city? This federal research center can help.
Nov. 21, 2024 -
‘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