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.
‘We just feel like our voices aren’t being heard’: Algonquin leaders push back against nuclear waste site plan
Algonquin leaders and elders argued against a proposed nuclear waste storage facility in Chalk River, Ont., at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s final licensing hearing before deciding whether to allow its construction.
Two Liberal MPs butt heads over radio ad addressing climate misinformation
The ad, paid for by Environmental Defence and running in New Brunswick, defends the federal government’s clean fuel regulations and debunks Premier Blaine Higgs’ assertion they are to blame for the price of gasoline shooting up by about seven cents. It was first aired July 26 and will run until Aug. 15.
Feds’ clean electricity approach could ‘raise the temperature’ of an already pretty hot conflict
Alberta and Saskatchewan’s longstanding opposition to a national climate policy could be tested if the federal government forces provinces to fall in line to access funding aimed at ushering Canada into a low-carbon economy.
Alberta puts six-month freeze on all new renewable energy projects
Alberta is pausing approvals for all new renewable energy projects — effective immediately — while it reviews how these projects affect land use, the power grid and how they’ll be cleaned up down the line.
Site C builder fined $1.1 million as dam gets closer to completion
The contractor building the Site C hydroelectric dam in B.C. pleaded guilty to one charge of releasing contaminated water into the Peace River on the same day the megaproject hit a big milestone.
Indigenous communities need better emergency preparedness. NDP calls on feds to do more
The NDP is calling on the federal government to invest in emergency preparedness for Indigenous communities in the midst of a devastating wildfire season.
B.C. set to buy electric buses for public transit networks
British Columbia is set to grow its electric bus fleet by 115 vehicles thanks to a combined investment of nearly $400 million from the provincial and federal governments.
City councillor vows to speak up against Trans Mountain ‘every chance that we get’
The city of New Westminster has reiterated its opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline over concerns the line would have catastrophic effects on people and wildlife in the event of a spill.
Canada ends government subsidies for oil and gas, with exceptions
Canada now has a set of guidelines to restrict federal subsidies to the fossil fuel sector, albeit with numerous exceptions.
Proposed toll hikes won’t cover Trans Mountain’s price tag
Trans Mountain wants to charge oil shippers more to use its expansion pipeline, but those increased tolls wouldn’t cover even half of the project’s $30.9-billion price tag.