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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.
234 articles by Ysabelle Kempe
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Atlanta’s homelessness response could get a $60M infusion
Sept. 6, 2024 -
Homelessness response team heads to streets in Birmingham, Alabama
Sept. 5, 2024 -
30 neighborhood decarbonization pilots allowed under bill passed in California
Sept. 4, 2024 -
‘Housing production strategy’ passes in Portland, Oregon
Sept. 3, 2024 -
California tackles housing shortage, homelessness with 2 new laws
Aug. 30, 2024 -
Cooling is expensive, and more federal assistance is needed, advocates say
Aug. 29, 2024 -
State, local building energy codes get makeovers with over $240M from US DOE
Aug. 28, 2024 -
Cities assert tenants’ right to cooling in a warming world
Aug. 27, 2024 -
Will New York City make landlords provide air conditioning? Its climate chief is optimistic.
Aug. 26, 2024 -
Seattle libraries get $5.5M for air conditioning in FEMA grant offered post-pandemic
Aug. 23, 2024 -
An air conditioning law, the first in its region, changed tenants’ rights in this Maryland county
Aug. 22, 2024 -
Urban forests are ‘critical but underfunded.’ A report looks at how to fix that.
Aug. 21, 2024 -
Should tenants have a right to cooling? More cities say yes amid record heat.
Aug. 20, 2024 -
With 10 new climate resilience centers, DOE aims to translate research into local action
Aug. 19, 2024 -
Disaster-struck communities now have more time to apply for FEMA resilience grants
Aug. 16, 2024 -
The US has its first national heat strategy. Here’s what to know.
Aug. 15, 2024 -
HUD’s latest affordable housing push is $100M for communities
Aug. 14, 2024 -
Want more mass timber buildings in your city? This industry group could help.
Aug. 12, 2024 -
Homeless veterans get supportive housing leg-up with HUD policy change
Aug. 9, 2024 -
Floating pool in Manhattan’s East River gets a step closer to reality
Aug. 8, 2024 -
Relocation first is San Francisco’s new homelessness strategy
Aug. 6, 2024 -
$36M for low-income housing energy efficiency available from US DOE grants
Aug. 1, 2024 -
Clean energy tax credits are tough. This new tool could help.
July 31, 2024 -
More housing, fewer offices: San Francisco mayor proposes zoning change
July 30, 2024 -
A new way to fund urban forestry takes root in Philadelphia
July 29, 2024