PremiumMeg Kelly and Maura JudkisWashington Post·18 Jun, 2026 11:21 PM5 mins to readNational Park Service employees work to clean up algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following the completion of recent renovations on June 14, 2026 in Washington DC. Photo / Getty Images via AFPAn analysis of satellite imagery of Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial shows algae levels spiked days after a US$14 million renovation was completed.
Days after the completion this month of a US$14 million (NZ$24m) renovation, the shallow water in the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool had more algae in it than at
