Algae turns blue-painted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green as Trump-era renovation overruns budget
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Trump’s overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has ballooned from an initial sub-$2 million estimate to about $14.6 million, and after algae turned the new blue surface green, crews have treated the water and are cleaning and peeling paint as the site faces summer crowds.
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- Science Has a Name for What’s Plaguing the Reflecting Pool The Atlantic
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