Natasha Bulowski
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Journalist | Ottawa |
English
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.
B.C. gets new earthquake alert system
British Columbians will receive warning up to 10 seconds before an earthquake strikes, allowing them time to take vital safety measures, thanks to a new early warning system.
Tailings spill fine not even close to maximum allowed, despite regulator's claims
When the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) announced Imperial Oil had to pay a $50,000 administrative penalty, it said this was the maximum base amount allowed under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. This is "absolutely not" accurate, according to experts.
Liberals just buying time with ocean noise strategy: advocates
A long-overdue federal strategy to tackle ocean noise is here at last — but some advocates say it falls short of what’s needed to protect species from the ever-increasing shipping traffic in Canadian waters.
‘A rounding error’: critics lambast regulator's response to Kearl tailings leak
The Alberta Energy Regulator's $50,000 fine for Imperial Oil for tailings leaks at one of its oilsands facilities is a paltry measure in the face of its massive profits, according to several critics.
Ottawa pledges $16 million for wildfire equipment in Yukon
The territory will add $5 million of its own to the investment, intended to help it acquire firefighting equipment as wildfires trigger evacuations in the north.
An endangered minnow lives in the path of Ford's Highway 413 — and it just got federal protection
Following 15 years of delays, the federal government has released a strategy that should preserve critical habitat for the redside dace — a small, but important, freshwater fish.
Oil insider hired to help shape Alberta's climate policy
The Alberta government hired a career oil and gas insider to help shape climate policy in its department of Environment and Protected Areas.
I left my desk to see the plastics trashing our beaches. It reinvigorated my passion for reporting
Two weeks spent combing secluded beaches for plastics with B.C. coastal guides have taught me an important lesson for the policymakers and pundits: Taking action for the climate is hard work, but it's not impossible.
Meet the crew scouring B.C.'s remote coast for wild trash
For a third year, the tourism companies of B.C. have put coastal guides to work on a coastal clean-up project. Despite their much smaller operating budget, the 12-person crew is unwavering in its dedication to the task.