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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.
209 articles by Ysabelle Kempe
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EPA releases $325M in environmental justice grants
July 26, 2024 -
Economic development a top priority for mayors, National League of Cities says
July 25, 2024 -
Building performance standards are likely not preempted by federal law, attorney says
July 24, 2024 -
How cities are using Biden’s $4.3B climate pollution reduction grants
July 23, 2024 -
US mayors react to Biden’s election dropout
July 22, 2024 -
14 attorneys general press FEMA to define heat, wildfire smoke as major disasters
July 19, 2024 -
Boston has a new anti-rat plan. Here are 3 takeaways.
July 18, 2024 -
NYC bets big on porous pavement with $32M flood-control project
July 17, 2024 -
Seattle encourages office-to-residential conversions with new law
July 15, 2024 -
The movement to get neighborhoods off natural gas gains momentum
July 10, 2024 -
12 ‘tech hubs’ get $504M to support new jobs, innovation
July 3, 2024 -
Homelessness in Dallas area is down after response transformation
July 2, 2024 -
Cities, states to knock down affordable housing barriers with $85M from HUD
June 28, 2024 -
US Supreme Court rules Oregon city’s homelessness laws not ‘cruel and unusual’
June 28, 2024 -
What US mayors want from the next president, Congress
June 27, 2024 -
Climate adaptation plan updates released by 20+ federal agencies
June 26, 2024 -
Extreme heat, wildfire smoke belong in FEMA’s major disaster definition, petition says
June 21, 2024 -
Electrifying neighborhoods could save California billions on gas line replacements
June 20, 2024 -
Chicago creates Black reparations task force with $500K budget
June 18, 2024 -
4 US cities driven by data
June 17, 2024 -
Congressional Democrats call for ‘cost-effective’ flood resilience strategies
June 14, 2024 -
AI-powered cameras to sweep streets for code violations in a California city
June 13, 2024 -
9 climate resilience job training programs to launch with $60M from NOAA
June 12, 2024 -
Chicago tackles digital divide with $8M parks initiative
June 11, 2024 -
Tax on gas-powered large buildings will go to voters in Berkeley, California
June 10, 2024