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.
The energy transition is essential and workers need support: poll
Most Canadians believe the energy transition will be challenging but necessary and want solutions to support them through it, says a new poll.
Here’s how much the feds handed fossil fuel companies last year
The federal government provided at least $18.5 billion to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries last year, according to a new report by Environmental Defence.
Guilbeault defends carbon tax to the hilt
The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois all voted against a Conservative motion calling for a vote of non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for refusing to call off a planned increase in the carbon price on April 1.
Feds issue permit to build nuclear waste disposal site
Construction on Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ radioactive waste disposal facility won’t jeopardize the recovery of endangered turtle and bat populations, according to the federal government.
Poilievre is playing carbon tax politics for political gain: political scientists
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion of non-confidence over the federal carbon price likely won’t topple the government, but it doesn’t have to serve the Conservative party agenda, political experts say.
Cleanup costs could be three times higher for Teck Resources’ coal mines, says report
The report commissioned by Wildsight, a Kootenay-based environmental organization, highlights a significant gap between the $1.9 billion the province requires Teck to set aside for emergency shutdowns and mine reclamation and the projected cost of the company’s plans to address selenium pollution from coal mining in B.C.’s Elk Valley.
If you are young and care about the climate, here is a chance to have influence
The federal government is searching for a dozen young people to sit on the Environment and Climate Change Youth Council for the next two years.
B.C.’s precious old-growth giants are still being logged and burned to make electricity
Two new reports find B.C.’s old-growth forests are still on the chopping block despite claims to the contrary by the provincial government and a U.K.-based corporation.
Strict new rules on renewables could cost Alberta billions
Alberta’s new restrictions on renewable energy development could prohibit billions of investments in proposed wind and solar projects, according to a new analysis from an Alberta-based think tank.
Something fishy? Calls to investigate Alberta coal mine
Environmental groups want the federal government to investigate construction on an Alberta coal mine expansion for potentially violating federal law that protects endangered fish and their habitat.