Maria joined the Smart Cities Dive and Waste Dive teams as an editor in 2020. A Washington, D.C. area native, she holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and politics. She previously covered medical technology at Industry Dive following roles in politics and science news in the U.S. and Australia.
25 articles by Maria Rachal
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How one of the hottest US cities is finally restructuring its heat response
Oct. 19, 2021 -
Dallas-based diesel tech training aims to support waste, recycling operations
Oct. 14, 2021 -
City strategies evolve on American Rescue Plan spending
Oct. 14, 2021 -
Climate adaptation plans from US agencies envision transit resilience, modern building codes
Oct. 12, 2021 -
Rescue funds buoy economic outlooks, but cities eager for infrastructure dollars: NLC report
Oct. 7, 2021 -
Denver creates new role to advance building decarbonization incentives
Sept. 28, 2021 -
Cool pavements research builds as temperatures rise
Sept. 24, 2021 -
Equity concerns drive changes to federal community hazard mitigation program
Aug. 20, 2021 -
California takes a first-of-its-kind step on building decarbonization
Aug. 12, 2021 -
Resilience roles go mainstream, as cities seek more climate adaptation resources
July 23, 2021 -
Chicago creates new waste strategy to tackle low recycling rate
July 16, 2021 -
Dallas adopts its first urban forest master plan
June 11, 2021 -
Seattle-area county say it's first US county to pass facial recognition ban
June 7, 2021 -
With more extreme weather on horizon, FEMA resilience program's dollars to double
May 26, 2021 -
Cities navigate how to maximize incoming American Rescue Plan funds
May 18, 2021 -
Coalition seeks to highlight composting as key urban infrastructure
May 13, 2021 -
DC traffic deaths climb as Vision Zero funding remains in limbo
April 28, 2021 -
Pittsburgh pursues sustainable deconstruction policy to salvage building materials
April 26, 2021 -
Advocates call for $650M in federal funds to curb food waste in states, cities
April 8, 2021 -
Washington, DC zero waste bill is now law, though funding remains uncertain
April 5, 2021 -
LA, Philadelphia and DC compost leaders look to better leverage city park sites
March 31, 2021 -
Record wildfires upend lockdown-driven air quality gains
March 18, 2021 -
Pittsburgh applies equity lens amid push to plant 100K trees
March 8, 2021 -
Residents' climate anecdotes to inform San Diego resilience plan
Feb. 19, 2021 -
Boston kicks off community choice electricity program, aiming to surpass state's renewables requirement
Feb. 1, 2021