Natasha Bulowski
Journalist | Ottawa |
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About Natasha Bulowski
Natasha Bulowski is an Ottawa-based journalist. She has covered federal policy for Vancouver and B.C. since Jan. 1, 2022 thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada. Natasha is also a graduate of Carleton University's bachelor of journalism program with a minor in human rights.
Climate disaster survivors share mementoes sifted from the rubble
“Every bit of that coffee shop was something that I put my life into,” Fandrich recalled. The empty plant pots used to be filled with baby plants nurtured from her own home. A pair of knitting needles looked intact at first glance but disintegrated at her touch.
Massive mine expansion looms over calls to halt thermal coal exports
Canada committed to ending thermal coal exports by 2030, but a massive mine expansion proposed in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains will keep exports trending in the wrong direction.
Federal ministers summoned over Fort Chipewyan contamination scandal
A federal committee will grill cabinet ministers over Transport Canada’s failure to inform Indigenous communities about water and soil contamination at a dock in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta.
Greens could be tie-breakers on B.C. climate policy
If the BC Greens end up with the balance of power in British Columbia and choose to support the NDP, they are likely to push hard on two main climate policy issues — the consumer carbon price and liquid natural gas expansion.
What's really behind Alberta's 'scrap the cap' ads?
Alberta’s $7-million ad campaign, railing against a proposed federal industrial emissions cap, comes just weeks before a leadership review for Premier Danielle Smith whose party members are hungry for conflict with Ottawa.
Alberta UCP to vote on celebrating CO2, and not recognizing it as pollutant
A proposal to stop labelling carbon dioxide as a pollutant and instead celebrate it as a "foundational nutrient for all life on Earth” will be up for debate at the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in November.
Alberta the sole province where going electric won't always save you money
Installing a heat pump or switching from a gas to electric vehicle can save Canadian households money but the upfront cost of getting off fossil fuels still deters Canadians from taking action, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada.
Transport Canada withholds health study on Fort Chipewyan contamination
Transport Canada is refusing to release a health study on the Fort Chipewyan dock contamination.
Passing the buck at TMX pipeline hearings
Now that TMX is complete, the question of who should bear the brunt of the project’s cost overruns is making the rounds on Parliament Hill.
Opposition MPs call Fort Chipewyan dock contamination 'environmental racism'
Opposition MPs say the federal government’s failure to inform Northern Alberta Indigenous communities about contamination at a critical dock in Fort Chipewyan is a clear case of environmental racism.