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Alaina Harkness

Chicago and Illinois Should Lead the Way on the Blue Economy

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Crain's Chicago Business
Alaina Harkness

With 20 percent of the world's fresh surface water at its doorstep, Chicago and the Midwest should use water security as a competitive advantage.

Chicago skyline behind Lake Michigan.
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Global Cities

Monitoring Water Quality in the Chicago River

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Chicago Tribune
Alaina Harkness

Nonresident Fellow Alaina Harkness on how rivers are the "connective tissue" of cities, and how H2NOW monitors the health of Chicago's.

Boat headed east on the Chicago river with skyscrapers behind.
Reuters
Global Cities

Build Back Bluer: Water Innovation Can Drive Inclusive Economic Recovery in the Great Lakes

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Crain's Chicago Business
Alaina Harkness

Alaina Harkness discusses the water infrastructure of the midwest.

Lake Michigan from Chicago Climate and the Environment