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Getting Squeezed: How the wars in Ukraine and Iran are affecting the pocketbooks of LA citizens

Reporter Delaney Nolan discusses how attacks on energy infrastructure drive up the price for U.S. liquified natural gas exports.
by Carolyne Heldman
Delaney Nolan reported from Ukraine with support from the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Women on the Ground: Reporting from Ukraine’s Unseen Frontlines Initiative in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.

This week on Behind The Lens, liquified natural gas from Louisiana is increasingly keeping the lights on in Ukraine, where relentless Russian airstrikes have left the country scrambling for fuel. As Russia bombs Ukraine’s power plants, Gulf Coast LNG companies win big.

Our guest this week is The Lens reporter Delaney Nolan.

Our reporting has more urgency than ever.

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Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.

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