Donald Trump blamed "vandalism" for algae bloom and peeling paint at Washington's Reflecting Pool, despite a $14.2m renovation. He alleged chemicals were used to harm the pool's surface and claimed the algae was "75% gone," with law enforcement investigating.
Despite a $14 million renovation authorized by President Trump to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, it has turned green due to algae blooms. This issue has persisted since 1923, but recent analysis shows more algae than in the past five years. The Interior Department claims a new filtration system is in place.
The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington D.C. has turned green due to an algae bloom, a phenomenon experts attribute to "New Pond Syndrome" and conditions like shallow, stagnant water, sunlight, and a new darker interior surface. The Trump administration is employing hydrogen peroxide and nanobubble technology to combat the algae, a recurring issue for the pool.
Days after an algae bloom, the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is experiencing peeling "American flag blue" paint. The $14.7 million project, awarded to a firm without prior federal contracts via a no-bid process, faces ongoing issues with algae and now paint delamination.
Donald Trump's $14.2m renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, intended to turn it a "beautiful" "American flag blue," has been marred by a rapid reappearance of green algae, frustrating the former president's efforts.
Donald Trump's $14.2m project to repaint the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool blue has been marred by a rapid algae bloom, just days after its completion. The US Department of the Interior claims a new water treatment system is resolving the issue.
The damage caused by South Australia's harmful algal bloom is continuing to be documented on the Yorke Peninsula, even as government water testing shows reduced levels of karenia across most of the coastline.
