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politics1 month ago•107 min saved

Trump's Lincoln Memorial Pool Renovation Turns Green Slime Controversy

The Daily Beast reports on Trump's $15 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, featuring a blue base coat and ozone nanobubbler tech, which faced delays and algae blooms. Temporary equipment was rushed in, costs ballooned, and bipartisan scrutiny over feasibility and contracting followed as the project unfolded.

via The Daily Beast|

#donald-j-trump #greenwater-services #lincoln-memorial

politics2 months ago•9 min saved

Feasibility hurdles kept a prior pool bidder out of the Trump project as the blue coating peels and costs soar

Two Sika reps say they declined the Reflecting Pool renovation for feasibility and a tight July deadline; Rhino Linings was later contracted, but the blue finish has begun peeling and the water has turned green with algae, fueling political backlash, lawsuits, and scrutiny as project costs balloon from about $1.8 million to roughly $14.7 million.

via CNN|

#algae-bloom #politics #reflecting-pool