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Green algae return to reflecting pool days into Trump’s renovation
Crews are using hydrogen peroxide and nanobubbler technology to clear the bloom after a $14.2 million renovation meant to keep the pool blue.
- Just days after a $14.2 million renovation, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became overrun with algae, threatening preparations for the nation's 250th anniversary celebration on July 4.
- President Donald Trump commissioned the project to seal leaks and paint the basin "American Flag Blue," previously disparaging the pool as "filthy" and "dirty" for years.
- On Sunday, National Park Service workers in waders manually cleared algae with hand tools, while the Department of the Interior attributed the growth to "residual" material from supply lines dormant during eight weeks of construction.
- Hans Paerl, Research Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, told USA TODAY on Monday the pool may remain impacted by algae as temperatures rise.
- Algae thrives in hot weather but dissipates in cooler months, experts explained, meaning July temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s may complicate efforts to restore the pool's blue appearance before Independence Day.
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The water in the pool, which was designed to be bright blue, has turned yellowish-green.
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American flag blue? Algae turns Trump’s reflecting pool swamp green instead
One of President Donald Trump’s pet beauty projects for Washington was supposed to make the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool look blue, like part of the US flag. Enter Mother Nature. Algae has proliferated in the water, turning it a swampy green. “Can you see it in my photos? Oh well, I’ll just use a filter to hide the algae,” said Farrah Lu, a 43-year-old tourist from China. The invasion comes just days after the completion of the pool repainti…
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Trump's prestige project at Lincoln Memorial should shine in bright blue. Hardly is the million-dollar renovation finished, there is another problem.
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