Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turns green after surface painted [View all]

Source: USA today


June 14, 2026, 7:46 p.m. ET



Algae is pictured in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following the completion of recent renovations on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. The reflecting pool construction project started in April and work was completed last week as part of President Donald TrumpÕs plan ahead of the nationÕs 250th anniversary.
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https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2026/06/14/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-green-photos/90552113007/
National Park Service workers push algae towards an aeration area in the center of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following the completion of recent renovations in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2026. The reflecting pool project, undertaken as part of President Donald Trump's preparations for the nation's 250th anniversary, began in April and was completed last week.
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Also see DU from yesterday:




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Katie Martin, a spokeswoman for the Interior Department, said in a statement, “What you are seeing is residual algae from the supply lines which have been sitting dormant for eight weeks while construction has been taking place. It’s part of the normal startup process. “We are removing the algae, and the nanobubblers will maintain the pool and keep it algae free. President Donald J. Trump is an expert builder who has fixed the Reflecting Pool for good unlike the failed and extremely costly attempt by Obama and Biden.”

Whether the pool remains algae-free remains to be seen, however...............

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trumps-14m-reflecting-pool-project-couldnt-stop-algae-from-blooming-in-the-dc-heat/
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143678867