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This investigation was reported in collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations.
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In the midst of a war in Iran and skyrocketing energy prices at home, the Trump administration is pushing to boost sales of U.S. liquefied natural gas across Central and Eastern Europe.
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